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Course Hero. "Paradise Lost Study Guide." Course Hero. 10 Aug. 2016. Web. 28 May 2023. <https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Paradise-Lost/>.
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Course Hero. (2016, August 10). Paradise Lost Study Guide. In Course Hero. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Paradise-Lost/
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Course Hero. "Paradise Lost Study Guide." August 10, 2016. Accessed May 28, 2023. https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Paradise-Lost/.
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Course Hero, "Paradise Lost Study Guide," August 10, 2016, accessed May 28, 2023, https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Paradise-Lost/.
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Book 1 | Book 1 begins with a prologue in which Milton states the purpose of Paradise Lost: to justify the ways of God to humans ... Read More |
Book 2 | With Satan sitting on an elaborate throne, the council convenes to debate the next move. One devil, Moloch, makes the ca... Read More |
Book 3 | Milton again invokes his heavenly muse at the beginning of Book 3. He asks for her guidance in helping him to describe G... Read More |
Book 4 | Now that Satan has gained entrance to Paradise, he stands on a nearby mountain and views it for the first time. He has a... Read More |
Book 5 | After Adam and Eve wake up the next morning, Eve recalls a dream she has had in which an angel told her to eat from the ... Read More |
Book 6 | Raphael continues to tell Adam the story of Satan's rebellion in Heaven. Raphael says that after the rebellion, Abdiel r... Read More |
Book 7 | Milton invokes the muse Urania, possibly different from the "heavenly muse" he invoked in Book 1, to help him continue h... Read More |
Book 8 | Raphael and Adam continue their conversation about the creation of Earth, and Adam puzzles over the relationship between... Read More |
Book 9 | Book 9 details the climax of Adam and Eve's story, the fall of man. The story begins with Satan, who has been in hiding ... Read More |
Book 10 | God knows instantly that Adam and Eve have eaten from the Tree of Knowledge. He reassures the guardian angels of Paradis... Read More |
Book 11 | God hears the prayers for forgiveness from Adam and Eve, and the Son convinces God to show them mercy. He also reminds G... Read More |
Book 12 | Archangel Michael continues telling Adam about the future with the story of Nimrod. Nimrod was a tyrant who challenged G... Read More |