Paradise Lost AO4 Flashcards
1
Q
Who was Oliver Cromwell?
A
Lord Protector and leader of the opposition to King Charles I.
2
Q
What was Milton’s famous defence of the freedom of the press called?
A
Areopagitica (1644)
3
Q
When did the regicide of King Charles I occur?
A
1649
4
Q
Which of Milton’s publications wholeheartedly endorsed the revolutionary act of regicide?
A
The tract ‘Of the Tenure of Kings and Magistrates’
5
Q
When did Milton become completely blind?
A
1652
6
Q
What was Milton’s blindness believed to be?
A
A punishment sent by God to one who defended regicide.
7
Q
When does the plot of Paradise Lost reach a climax?
A
Book IX
