Milton Flashcards
John Milton “_______” to become a great poet, so he did. Scholars say that Paradise Lost is one of the most brilliant and beautiful poems in English history
Decided
His parents _______ his poetic desires, allowing him to receive a great formal and informal education. Through extensive travels and education, he was able to gain a wide knowledge base to serve his writing career.
indulged
In the 1640s there was a struggle between King _______ and _______
King Charles
Parliament
Milton was in favor of the ________ Party against the king- he was quite outspoken
Parliamentary
Though Milton had some _________ ideals, he was not a Puritan. (He advocated divorce and thought the press should be free of government)
Puritanical
The __________ Party won a civil war in England, and they _______ King Charles.
Parliamentary
executed
_____ ______ took over the country. Milton served in the government under Cromwell (He was the _____ _______ to the _____- responsible for all correspondence with foreign countries).
Oliver Cromwell
Latin Secretary to the State
In 1660 the English people recalled ________ son and crowned him ________. Milton was arrested as a traitor. Many prominent people intervened, and Milton was allowed to retire instead of executed.
Charles’
Charles II
He decided first to write a great _____ poem, then he decided on the topic. He first wanted to write about ____ _____ but decided it was overdone. He then decided on the _____. ( Milton himself rejected all forms of religion- Catholic, Church of England, Puritan – He believed that religion was God, God’s word, and each individual being)
epic
King Arthur
Bible
Paradise lost: the content- dawn of _______
Creation
The style- ________
English blank verse, epic poetr
the heroes- Milton almost made _____ the protagonist in his poem; he almost made Paradise Lost a great ______. Some scholars still see Satan as the hero of the poem. The poem’s point of view changes from Heaven, to Hell, to Earth.
Satan
tragedy
_____ and ___ are the real heroes of Paradise Lost. They represent all of human kind. Satan rebels against God and then ensnares Adam and Eve to do likewise.
Adam and Eve
“things yet attempted in prose or rhyme.” He includes many references to Homer, Virgil, and Dante- he wanted to surpass all previous epic authors. He begins the poem as a formal epic: evokes a ____ to sing through the poet and states the subject of the poem.
Muse
He attempts to resolve a long-standing dilemma- God _____ creation, but ___ things happen.
Loves
Bad
