Milton's Life
Lyric and Dramatic Verse
The Social State
Paradise Lost
Fun Facts
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The college that Milton attended in Cambridge

Christ College


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A poem of reflection and sorrow for someone who has died

Elegy

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Milton wrote this document to the Parliament which opposed licensing and censorship

Areopagitica

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The forbidden plant that Adam and Eve eat fruit from

The Tree of Knowledge

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These iconic sci-fi weapons are said to be inspired by Milton's "flaming swords" in Paradise Lost

Light Sabers

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The name of one of Milton's parents

John/Sara

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A form of amateur entertainment, popular among 16th & 17th century nobility

Hint: Milton wrote 1

Masque

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The number of divorce tracts Milton wrote

Four

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The angel that God sent to Earth to tell Adam and Eve to leave Paradise

Micheal

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This word meaning "all demons" was coined by Milton as the capital of Hell in Paradise Lost

Pandemonium

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The month that John Milton was born

December

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Milton's friend from college who aspired to be a pastor

Edward King

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The title of one of Milton's writings which translates to "Image Breaker"

Eikonoklastes

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The creature in the garden that Satan disguises himself as

serpent

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Milton is believed to have met this famous astrologer on his tours through Europe

Galileo

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The number of wives Milton had throughout his life

Three

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Milton's pair of poems "L'allegro" and "Il Penseroso" are written in this genre

Pastoral

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Any belief/theory that is strongly contrast to established beliefs and customs

Heresy

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The character in Paradise Lost said to be the "last king to ever exist"

Jesus

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The subject in which Milton got his Bachelor's and Master's degree

Arts

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The city in which Milton is buried

London

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John Milton's first major poem about his niece

On the Death of a Fair Infant....

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The belief that God chooses people in power, therefore their rule should be absolute

The Divine Right of Kings

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The demon that was second in command to Satan

Beelzebub

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