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What sort of poem is PL?
Epic
Who deserted Milton and led him to write pamphlets on the church’s position on divorce?
Mary Powell
What happened in 1648?
King Charles was dethroned and executed
Why was Milton known as an infamous regicide?
Because he supported the Cromwellian reveloution
What happened in 1660 when Cromwell died?
the restoration of the monarchy so Milton had to go into hiding to escape execution
What did Milton believe poetry should do?
glorify God and serve a religious purpose
What did Milton believe power did to human beings?
caused corruption
What did Milton believe the social hierarchy was like at his period in time?
Corrupt and Charles 1 was not fit too lead
What could Satan getting into Eden symbolise?
the corruption of the catholic church as Milton believed in the abolishment of priests
Miltons epic is…
…deliberately ambiguous
What could satan symbolise?
cromwell
What were females meant to do in the 17th cent?
obey husbands
In the virgin whore dicotamy who does eve represent?
the whore
What was the sun a symbol of?
Monarchy
In Aeropagitica Milton states, God made man…
…‘just and right’ but also ‘free to fall’
