Thinking Activity : Paradise Lost :
Hello Reader's,
Here my answer put blog on thinking activity about Paradise Lost task given by Dr. Dilip Barad sir head of English Department Bhavnagar University.
Paradise Lost : John Milton :
"Paradise Lost" is a long epic written by John Milton. Paradise Lost is about Adam and Eve losing their place in the Garden of Eden, also known as Paradise. That's the story we found in the first page of Genesis, which has been expanded by Milton into a very long, detailed, narrative poem. It contains the story of the origin of the devil. Originally, he was called Lucifer, an angel in heaven, who led his followers into a war against God, and was eventually sent to hell with them. Thirsting for revenge, he turned into a serpent and caused man's fall by tempting him to eat harmful fruit in the air.
Question: (1) What is your understanding of human perspective and Divine perspective ?
Ans. Milton's Paradise Lost is different from the bible story of Paradise Lost. In biblical narrative, God is a center while the human is at the center of Milton's Paradise Lost. From the divine point of view of the Bible, Milton presented the story from a human perspective.
God Perspective :
The Bible describes the fall of man from God's point of view. We can say that Eve and Adam are God's puppet hands. They obey all the rules and regulations given by God. They were punished by God when they broke the rules. Eve and Adam broke the rules and they were punished by God. They have no emotion or feeling or they do not raise their voice against the gods. We know that Satan is responsible for tempting Eve, Eve tempted Adam and fell, but why did God punish Satan instead of Adam and Eve? If Satan uses the serpent's body to harm Adam, Eve, and Eden, why should he be punished instead of Satan?
" Because you have done this ,
cursed are you above all cattle,
and above all wild animals
upon your belly you shall go,
and dust you shall eat
all the days of your life.
I will put enmity between
you and the women,
and between your seed
and her sheed,
he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his hell."
Eve have been punished for the rules and 'sub-debate', but why is her cursed to the children. Many question against God's judgment is rise. The whole story of Genesis is described by divine perspective.
Human Perspective :
In the story of Genesis, we can see that the Milton is a poet. Poetry is also in favor of human being in the way of God. Human bears are killed in heaven, who said his own person, such as some general qualities such as general knowledge, tempted, including some of the common human qualities, for the arguments. The first evil terrorists work with the fruit, and the human being to work. The second, the human commandment is also managed by those that said that Milton's paradise was on the Lord God's perseer instead of God.
Question: (2) How do you read character of Eve as transgressor and yet defendable?
In Milton's heavens, we know that the bias can be strong and released as a rebel. The eve is to events the fruit of the gymn. "We can say that it is nothing wrong because the fruit gives her knowledge. When Eve eats the fruit, one of her thoughts is that the fruit " may be render me more equal"(IX, 823) to which she quickly adds, "for inferior who is free?'(IX,826).Her reasoning, from Milton point of view, is incorrect. Freedom comes precisely from recognizing one's place in the scheme and obeying the dictates of that position. By disobeying God, Eve has gained neither equality nor freedom ; she is instead lost paradise.
" How are we happy ,
still in fear of harm
But harm precedes not sin ;
only our foe Tempting affronts us
with his foul esteem."
We can read Eve's character as we defend any way. Eve argument is present with intelligent.
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