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«¬¬¬¬| |: | |: | |¬¬¬¬« [Essay on how Paradise Lost's ]
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Grade Level: [ ]Grade School Type of Work: [x]Essay/Report/Term
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[x]High School [ ]Informational
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[ ]College [ ]Notes
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[ ]Misc
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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"Put that down... NOW!" As many of us have grown older, familiar
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phrases return to us that were instilled during our childhood. These ideas
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taught us how to grow and learn within the world. Just As our Parents
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taught us these words, God taught Satan and everyone under him ideas for
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their further growth and enrichment. "Paradise Lost" contains connections
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which are still used today. "Paradise Lost's" initial connections begin
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with the awesome power of God. Another connection states Satan being the
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root of all evil. The final connection refers to the forgiveness of God.
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Paradise Lost's ideas and connections have been in use since this epic poem
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has been written.
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The initial idea of "Paradise Lost" states that God is all powerful.
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God's supreme power is shown throughout "Paradise Lost": "Him [Satan] the
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Almighty Power Hurled headlong flaming from the etherneal[sp.] sky" by God
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is only one example of God's supreme power. Satan even admits to God's
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almighty power - "I now of force believe almighty, since no less than such
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could have o'erpowered such force as ours." - after losing an entire battle
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force of Angels to him. God being all powerful is evident within the
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Catholic and many other faiths as they pray for his power to extend unto
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themselves. The power of God helps to stir within all, Catholics
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especially, a feeling of strength. This strength comes from knowing God
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shares his power among each of us. His power is shared amongst us because
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we do not doubt him or tempt him, as Satan did. As Satan witnessed
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firsthand, many people dare not risk angering God to his fullest extent.
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Another idea of "Paradise Lost" states that Satan is the root of all
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the evil in the world. John Milton shows this idea in several places
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within the story. For example, "The infernal Serpent; whose guile, stirred
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up with envy and revenge, deceived The mother of mankind..." enlightens us
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on what started this war by Satan - greed. "While he sought evil to
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others" displays the evil rooted within Satan. Even today, we follow these
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ideas about Satan being the root of all evil. This evil force in most
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cases is Satan. Satan has been despised since the dawn of time and has
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always been looked down upon by the higher communities for his type of evil
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force he emits.
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The final idea of "Paradise Lost" is that the God refers to himself as
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being forgiving. God did not simply kill Satan, his "mind and spirit
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remains invincible". Where God's awesome power is shown to have wiped
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Satan out, his forgiving nature helped Satan survive. This is the heart of
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many religions or faiths today, that God forgives us all. The fact that
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God forgives our sins and helps us to continue by not killing us as was his
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choice with Satan, proves this. Satan's sins also reinforces our Christian
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ideas that God will forgive us, no matter what crime we commit against him
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(or others). God is truly a forgiving being.
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"Paradise Lost" has provided insight and ideas that have been followed
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and continued for hundreds of years. The basic ideas of God
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have been placed as examples for this poem. We learn to be kind to God,
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yet not fall within Satan's clutches ... yet God will forgive us if the
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evil catches up with us. This can only done by one almighty power, God.
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