Plot

Question 1

Milton’s Invocation

Question 2

Turns to A and E’s disobedience

Answer 2

Foul Distrtust breach disloyal

Question 3

Tragic tone

Answer 3

Notes to tragic

Question 4

Calls upon Christian Muse

Answer 4

My celestial patroness

Question 5

Christian hero > Classical epic hero

Answer 5

More heroic than the wrath of Achilles
Of patience and martyrdom

Question 6

Media Res

Question 7

Satan’s metamorphosis, return and lament

Question 8

Returns to Heaven

Answer 8

Rising Mist

Question 9

Satan chooses what animal to pick

Answer 9

Serpent subtlest beast
Fittest imp of fraud

Question 10

Witness the beauty of earth but laments he cannot enjoy it

Answer 10

O Earth

Question 11

Degradation of Satan: His vengeful intentions

Answer 11

Mediated fraud and malice … Bent on man’s destruction

Question 12

Degradation of Satan: Critiques hierarchy of God

Answer 12

Angels subject to his service wings
Flaming ministers watch and tend

Question 13

Satan laments how low he has fallen

Answer 13

Highest of Gods —> Bestial slime

Question 14

Resentment of Adam

Answer 14

Sin of despite

Question 15

Separation scene

Question 16

Eve suggests they should part and do their own works to tend the garden

Answer 16

Initiates the convo
Let us divide out labours

Question 17

Adam disagrees as they are more susceptible to to temptation

Answer 17

Sole Eve, Associate sole
Safest and Seemliest by her husband
God left the free will

Question 18

Eve argues her case - Cannot be truly virtuous if not tested

Answer 18

How are we happy if still in fear of harm

Question 19

Adam concedes and they separate (Milton’s authorial intervention occurs)

Answer 19

Soft she withdrew

Question 20

Satan’s flattery

Question 21

S finds E alone

Answer 21

S = Populous pent
Fairest flower unsupported

Question 22

Moment of hesitation due to her beauty

Answer 22

Her graceful innocence VS his malice

Question 23

Returns back to his intentions

Answer 23

Stupidly good … guile, hate, envy, revenge
Stronger hate, Hate stronger
Hot hell that burns inside him

Question 24

Initiates Flattery, E is curious thus shows her to the tree

Answer 24

Sovereign mistress
Goddess amongst gods
Old orator renowned
Guileful tempter

Question 25

Although E knows its forbidden, Satan attempts to persuade her as A. He is still Alive B. God would not punish her C. E would become a goddess (God is preventing her)

Answer 25

Our law is our Reason - E A. Rigid threat of death B. Go therefore cannot hurt ye C. Why but to keep ye low and ignorant

Question 26

THE FALL: CLIMAX

Question 27

She proceeds to eat the apple

Answer 27

Rash hand in evil hour She plucked she ate Greedily engorged

Question 28

Physical transition of Prelapsarian to postlapsarian

Answer 28

Earth felt the wound Sighing

Question 29

Eve’s first thought is whether to tell Adam or not: Intend that should both be equal

Answer 29

For inferior, who is free

Question 30

Adam is in shock and disbelief

Answer 30

Garland wreathed for Eve down dropped

Question 31

Adam’s love for Eve is superior to God’s and proceed to have sex after eating the fruit

Answer 31

He scrupled not to eat carnal desire inflaming lascivious eyes, lust they burn

Question 32

Wake up the next morning, Argue and Depart (End of Book 9)

Answer 32

Good, shamed, Naked, miserable

Question 33

BOOK 10: Back to Heaven

Question 34

Atmosphere

Answer 34

Dim sadness

Question 35

Angelic guards were very cautious and fly up to know how Satan sneaked in; God mentions how it is not their fault

Answer 35

No righteous plea Utmost vigilance No decree of mine to necessitate his fall

Question 36

God sends down Jesus

Answer 36

Justice with mercy

Question 37

A+E’s punishment

Question 38

The Son calls upon A + E but they are hiding

Answer 38

Shame perturbation despair

Question 39

After being called a second time, the Son asks A if he ate the fruit. Proceeds to blame Eve and says he could not suspect her of sinning as she came from A’s ribs

Answer 39

O Heaven! Her doing seemed to justify the deed

Question 40

Son rebukes Adam telling him off for putting Eve above God

Answer 40

Thy Love, Not Thy subjection Resign thy manhood

Question 41

The Son proceeds to ask Eve of the matter and responds with the serpent having tricked her

Answer 41

Serpent beguiled me

Question 42

A+E’s Punishment but the Son also gives them animal skin to hide their body

Answer 42

E: Her seed shall be bruised A: Eat the herb of the field

Question 43

Sin and Death (Daughter and Son of Satan)

Question 44

Sin and Death get the feeling Satan has succeeded so build a bridge from Pandemonium to Earth to corrupt and prey on humans

Answer 44

Let us try out adventurous work Fenceless world forfeit to death

Question 45

Satan greets them on the edge of Paradise and Sin glorifies her father whilst death mentions he will make the world his, Satan acknowledges his name thus are both sent to Earth to corrupt

Answer 45

Likeness of an angel - S Magnific deeds … Trophies Antagonist of Heaven’s almighty King

Question 46

Satan and His follower’s punishment

Question 47

Satan sneaks into Pandemonium

Answer 47

Ascended his high throne

Question 48

Satan becomes a political figure and a parody of God announcing his trials and tribulations of succeeding but after anticipating to hear praise and clapping, they all turn to snakes and a Tree of Knowledge grew, fi tried to eat = Ashes

Answer 48

Voyaged the unreal With an apple Public scorn Universal his triumph to shame Punished in the shape he sinned

Question 49

Back to Sin and Death on Earth ready to corrupt

Question 50

Description of Sin and Death and How God laments at them ruining his creation and promises they will be cast back to hell on judgement day

Answer 50

Hellish Pair Dogs of Hell Waste and Havoc

Question 51

Physical Alteration of the World as a result of A+E’s actions and the arrival of Sin and Death

Question 52

Weather changes, Earth changes, Arrival of Discord

Answer 52

North to call decrepit winter South to call Solstitial Summer’s heat Planetary motion Seasons to each clime Discord first: Beast with beast, Foul with foul

Question 53

Redemption and Forgiveness (BOOK 10)

Question 54

Adam is resentful of Eve wishing she had never been created - Misogyny

Answer 54

All but rib Crooked by nature

Question 55

Eve weeps and falls to A’s feet pleading for forgiveness - Wishes all punishment to be on her

Question 56

Adam is moved and forgives her and suggest they should stop fighting to lessen their misery - Eve suggests they kill the selves to prevent going onto their offspring but Adam prevents her

Answer 56

Strive in the office of Love Destructing with destructed to joy The seed shall bruise the serpent