context (cry me a river)

Cards (6)

  • when was P.L published?
    1667- first edition- 10 books
    1674- second edition- 12 books
  • what is Paradise lost?
    a christian epic
    "justify the wayes of god to man"
  • what was John Milton?
    a dude- i'm kidding- a puritan/presbyterian
  • Milton may have fashioned the second edition of P.L on 'The Aeneid' since it is the aetiology of Rome and establishes the race of the future, similarly as Eve and Adam do
  • Puritans:
    • believed in mutualism in marriages- marriage doctrine
    • The doctrine and discipline of divorce in 1643- emphasised reasons for separation
    • stressed self-discipline
    • believed god pre-destined fall- john calvin
    • Catholics believe fall enticed by devil
    • Protestants follow Calvinist sect - god has fashioned man with sin
    • christian- original sin - caused by Adam and Eve's disobedience