Key Quotes Paradise Lost Book 10 Flashcards

1
Q

god telling the angels how they couldn’t prevent the fall of man

A

“Which your sincerest care could not prevent”

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2
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Adam’s description of eve’s appearance to Jesus- blaming her for how she looks

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“so good, so fit, so acceptable, so divine”

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3
Q

eve’s punishment

A

“he over thee shall rule”

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4
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adam’s punishment

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“For dust thou art, and shalt to dust return”

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5
Q

description of the road to hell

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“Smooth, easy, inoffensive down to Hell.”

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6
Q

Satan is described as being shrouded in…

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“false glitter”

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7
Q

description of the reaction the demons give satan after his speech

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“A dismal universal hiss, the sound of public scorn”

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8
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quote which shows how satans punishment fits the crime (contrapasso) and what AO3 does this link to

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“punished in the shape he sinned”

Dante’s inferno

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9
Q

what is man’s sin described as

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“man’s polluting sin”

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