Paradise Lost
Essential Life Skills You'll Learn
Critical Thinking Through Literature
Develop analytical skills by examining the complex themes and character motivations in Paradise Lost, learning to question assumptions and see multiple perspectives.
Historical Context Understanding
Learn to place events and ideas within their historical context, understanding how Paradise Lost reflects and responds to the issues of its time.
Empathy and Perspective-Taking
Build empathy by experiencing life through the eyes of characters from different times, backgrounds, and circumstances in Paradise Lost.
Recognizing Timeless Human Nature
Understand that human nature remains constant across centuries, as Paradise Lost reveals patterns of behavior and motivation that persist today.
Articulating Complex Ideas
Improve your ability to express nuanced thoughts and feelings by engaging with the sophisticated language and themes in Paradise Lost.
Moral Reasoning and Ethics
Develop your ethical reasoning by grappling with the moral dilemmas and philosophical questions raised throughout Paradise Lost.
These skills are woven throughout the analysis, helping you see how classic literature provides practical guidance for navigating today's complex world.
Paradise Lost is Milton's epic poem retelling humanity's fall from Eden. Through Satan's rebellion and Eve's temptation, Milton explores free will, ambition, and the nature of evil. The most influential English epic poem, it remains a profound meditation on what we lose—and might regain—through our choices.
Meet Your Guide
Michael, 40
disgraced former executive at consulting from exile, banned from industry
divorced in scandal, children won't speak to him, living in reduced circumstances
Throughout this guide, you'll follow Michael's story as they navigate situations that mirror the classic. was he the hero of his own rebellion or just wrong about everything?
Table of Contents
The Fall and Rise of Satan
Milton opens his epic by introducing us to Satan and his fallen angels, cast into Hell after their f...
The Council of Hell
Satan convenes a grand council in Hell's parliament, where fallen angels debate their next move afte...
The Divine Council and Satan's Deception
This chapter opens with Milton's personal plea to light itself, revealing his own blindness and his ...
Satan's Soliloquy and Paradise Invaded
Satan arrives at Eden's border, torn between his mission and unexpected pangs of conscience. In a po...
Eve's Dream and Raphael's Warning
Eve wakes from a disturbing dream where a mysterious figure tempted her to eat from the forbidden tr...
The War in Heaven
The angel Abdiel returns to Heaven after confronting Satan, only to find God's forces already prepar...
The Creation Story Unfolds
Adam, still processing Raphael's warnings about Satan's rebellion, finds himself thirsting for more ...
The Cosmos, Companionship, and Creation's Design
Adam continues his conversation with the angel Raphael, asking profound questions about the universe...
The Fall of Paradise
Satan infiltrates Paradise by possessing a serpent and targets Eve when she's working alone in the g...
Divine Justice and Human Accountability
The fallout from Adam and Eve's disobedience reverberates through all creation. In Heaven, God respo...
The Vision of Human History
After their heartfelt repentance, Adam and Eve's prayers reach Heaven, where the Son intercedes for ...
The Promise of Redemption
Michael concludes his vision by showing Adam the sweep of human history from Noah's flood through th...
About John Milton
John Milton (1608-1674) was an English poet and intellectual who is regarded as one of the most significant writers in the English language. A scholar of classical literature and a devout Puritan, Milton served in Oliver Cromwell's government during the English Civil War. His epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), written after he had gone blind, retells the biblical story of the fall of man with extraordinary poetic power and theological depth. His work profoundly influenced English literature and revolutionary thought.
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