Paradise Lost IX ~ Theological Flashcards

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What did Milton believe he was doing in this poem?

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Justifying God’s actions and reasoning for why the Fall had happened. (“assert Eternal Providence, and justify the ways of God to men”

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What exactly is the idea of ‘felix culpa’ or Fortunate Fall?

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Eve may bring about the Fall of Man, but this in turn brings about the coming of Christ.

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What does Eve’s enjoyment of working effectively/individually represent?

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Protestant work ethic

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State St Augustine’s belief regarding the Problem of Evil. (RE A Level Philosophy link lol)

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Evil was not an attribute, independent from what is considered ‘good’ (and is “seminally present” in all humans)

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How did Milton perceive Satanic evil?

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Beyond understanding (ultimately and infinitely negative)

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What Calvinist view did Milton disagree with?

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That God took pleasure arranging the Fall

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How is Satan’s little grounding in the Bible represented in PL?

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Entirely deliberate (showing his corrupted nature)

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What did many people believe about God and free-will?

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He created humans as free beings [God effectively limits himself, but this does not affect his omnipotence as this was done intentionally]

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