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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A masterful retelling of the fall of man
De la misma manera en que me decanté más leyendo el infierno de Dante, en el Paraíso Perdido me decanté más leyendo los pasajes de Satán, a quien Milton describe con las debilidades propias del ser humano; como un dios griego caído en desgracia por su inteligencia, su ambición, su orgullo y su desencanto con el Todopoderoso a quien considera un tirano. Es curioso que nos identifiquemos más con la representación misma del mal por sus rasgos humanos frente al luminoso e inalcanzable Paraíso, que ya estuvo perdido desde que el hombre se volvió hombre.
challenging
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I did not enjoy this Biblically inspired beast lmao.
“To reign is worth ambition though in hell:
Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav’n.” — John Milton, Paradise Lost
That’s my copy. It’s incredibly bruised. Bear in mind I bought it new, crisp, spine clean, cover gleaming. But I spent a lot of time reading it to make sure I understood everything, and that I’d be able to write an effective close reading essay on it (which I’ll have to do in my exam this Wednesday).
I’ve tried reading Paradise Lost a couple of times before this year. I think the first time I thought it was a good idea I was fourteen — I got over that pretty fast. The next time I was probably about seventeen or eighteen. Syntactically, the text is difficult until you get used to it. Searching for the verb after seven lines is kind of irritating at first. But you fall into a rhythm, especially if you read for an extended period of time. To be honest, it took me until the end of Book II to become comfortable with the syntax and rhetoric, but once I did I greatly enjoyed it. There are certain novels, plays and poems that I am required to read as an English major. Sometimes it’s annoying and very often I feel like I’d rather read the books I buy, but I can’t deny the great grounding for English Literature this is giving me. I may otherwise have not read Milton for years, and been the sorrier for it.
I’m not suggesting everyone rush out and buy Paradise Lost. But I would definitely, whole-heartedly advise that you read it as some point in your life. It has enriched my reading. So many people were influenced by Milton and I’m able to pick up subtexts and intertextual references that I found difficult before.
In one line: A beautifully composed, wonderfully articulate, classic. Who am I to add anything to Milton?
Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav’n.” — John Milton, Paradise Lost
That’s my copy. It’s incredibly bruised. Bear in mind I bought it new, crisp, spine clean, cover gleaming. But I spent a lot of time reading it to make sure I understood everything, and that I’d be able to write an effective close reading essay on it (which I’ll have to do in my exam this Wednesday).
I’ve tried reading Paradise Lost a couple of times before this year. I think the first time I thought it was a good idea I was fourteen — I got over that pretty fast. The next time I was probably about seventeen or eighteen. Syntactically, the text is difficult until you get used to it. Searching for the verb after seven lines is kind of irritating at first. But you fall into a rhythm, especially if you read for an extended period of time. To be honest, it took me until the end of Book II to become comfortable with the syntax and rhetoric, but once I did I greatly enjoyed it. There are certain novels, plays and poems that I am required to read as an English major. Sometimes it’s annoying and very often I feel like I’d rather read the books I buy, but I can’t deny the great grounding for English Literature this is giving me. I may otherwise have not read Milton for years, and been the sorrier for it.
I’m not suggesting everyone rush out and buy Paradise Lost. But I would definitely, whole-heartedly advise that you read it as some point in your life. It has enriched my reading. So many people were influenced by Milton and I’m able to pick up subtexts and intertextual references that I found difficult before.
In one line: A beautifully composed, wonderfully articulate, classic. Who am I to add anything to Milton?
challenging
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was interesting to see how the some tropes that are being used in the modern day when it comes to christian religion came from Milton works and how it first appeared.
Difficult, beautiful poetry. Read it out loud if you can. There are words that we use in the English language because Milton wrote them in this Epic Poem. He will make you angry and make you examine yourself through the characters that he writes out of the Genesis Creation/fall narratives. You probably won't agree with him, but what he has written has seeped deep within the consciousness of American Christians without us even knowing it, and so we should read Paradise Lost in order to know.