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This 9 page paper discusses Milton's use of images of light and dark in "Paradise Lost." Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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of Satans fall from Heaven and the battle between good and evil that ensues are timeless, and Miltons use of imagery heightens the power of his writing. We will examine
some of that imagery here. Research Proposal and Methodology This paper examines the images of light and dark in the poem, and argues that they must be understood in several
different ways. They are light and dark in the sense of physical illumination; they are light and dark in the sense of psychological illumination; they are metaphors for good and
evil; and they are light and dark as motivations for other actions. We also need to briefly consider the fact that Milton was blind (dark) and what that means for
our interpretation of the poem. Because Paradise Lost is over 200 pages long, it is impossible to do a detailed analysis of the entire poem in this paper. Instead,
we will look only at the first book of the work, because it can be argued that it alone, gives us a solid grounding in the type of syntactical construction
and metaphorical usage Milton employs. It is reasonable to assume that he will continue to write in this way throughout the entire poem, though the themes of the books will
differ. But we are not interested here in the themes of the work but in its imagery. Further, as is well-documented, many readers find Satan far and away the most
attractive figure in the poem, which is an odd interpretation since Milton has, in his words, set out to "justify the ways of God to men" (1.26). He is going
to tell us why God did what he did, which clearly shows that Milton is on Gods "side," if we care to express it that way. But his imagery in
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