Milton
What year was Milton born?
1608
What is Satan's primary flaw?
He is prideful.
Why does God banish Satan and his legions?
They rebelled against Him and staged a war in Heaven.
Which demon is described as lazy and slothful?
Belial!
Who does Milton invoke in the opening lines of Book 1?
The Heavenly Muse
How many wives did Milton have?
3
How does Satan control/manipulate the debate in book 2?
He tells Beelzebub his plan, and then has Beelzebub introduce it to the fallen angels. Satan wants to pretend like the plan wasn't his. He also prevents anyone else from joining in on the plan because he wants the glory all to himself.
Who is Satan's 2cd in command?
Beelzebub
Which demon councils for another outright war with Heaven?
Moloch!
Why does God allow the Satan and the fallen angels to continue to sin?
Their continual sin justifies further punishments; God win turn everything bad they do into something good.
He went blind.
How does Satan first address his troops while they languish on the lake of fire? He calls them by three titles.
"Princes, Potentates, Warriors..."
In what specifically are the fallen angels trapped in at the start of book 1?
The Lake of Fire
What strange rumor does Beelzebub share with the demons?
That God created a new race called man, who are less powerful than angels, but loved more by God.
Describe the differences between Heaven and Hell.
Heaven is peaceful, enjoyable, calm. Hell is horrible, painful, confusing, etc.
What epic poem did Milton write as a sequel to Paradise Lost?
Paradise Regained
Satan argues that it is better to reign in Hell than serve where?
Than serve in Heaven.
What causes the defeated fallen angels to briefly regain hope despite being stuck in Hell in book 1?
They hear Satan's voice and see that he has not abandoned them.
What is Beelzebub and Satan's plan?
To find and corrupt mankind.
14 long line poem. Divided into 4 sections: 4 lines (quatrain), 4 lines (quatrain), 4 lines (quatrain), 2 lines (couplet). 2cd and 4th line of quatrains rhyme. Couplet rhymes.
What is Milton's first principle?
Why does Satan cry?
He observes his troops and witnesses their turmoil. As their leader, he accepts that he is responsible for their downfall, as they rebelled against God under his direction.
Roughly how big is Satan's army? Milton gives us a very general number.
Millions of spirits joined Satan's army! (Book 1 609)
Who argues that the demons should stay in Hell, make it their new home, and be satisfied with just that?
Mammon!
What is an Italian sonnet?
a sonnet consisting of an octave (8 lines) with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet (6 lines) with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd