sin and death Flashcards
death
black it stood…
black it stood as night / fierce as ten furies, terrible as Hell
death
what seemed his head
what seemed his head / The likeness of a Kingly crown
death
hell ? as he ?
Hell trembled as he strode!
power struggle between death and satan
death says I reign
I reign King
death commands satan back to thy
back to thy punishment, false fugitive
and death threatens to
seize thee
sin “?” of the “?” of satan
out of thy head I sprung
satan falls in love with sin
who full oft / Thyself in me thy perfect image viewing / Becam’st enamoured
satan’s self obsession culminating in his incestual rape of sin echoes the downfall of who
narcissus
milton loved the greek epics
pattern of incest
satan rapes sin has child
then child rapes sin
such repetition and continuous doom and circularity is an element of greek tragedy especially the incest
fate
quote about sin being raped by death
she recalls having
fled but he persued (though more, it seems,
Inflamed with lust than rage
blends violence and sex
incest
heightens drama
incest recalls what greek drama
oedipus
the one seemed woman to
the one seemed woman to the waist but ended foul in many a scaly fold
All the host of heaven
Back they recoiled afraid
