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A 10 page paper which examines how these primary theological issues affect Milton’s poetry. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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John Milton was not afraid to enter the fray. He was no stranger to controversy regarding church affairs and his strong opinions resulted in social ostracism and damaged his
literary career and professional reputation. Nevertheless, Milton was determined not to fade quietly into poetic obscurity. His epic masterpiece, Paradise Lost, was published in 1667, seven years before
his death. It is a poetic exploration the primary theological issues of original sin, free will and predestination, mans fall from grace, confession and redemption/salvation. Milton used poetry
as a thread to interweave these topics together in a cohesive manner. These issues, Milton believed, did not stand alone but were all connected by the relationship between God
and man. Unlike Dante, who preferred to explore theology in highly symbolic terms in his trilogy, Divine Comedy, Milton elected the deeply personal humanist approach. Though roundly criticized at
the time, Milton portrayed both God and Satan as human characters. However, while Satan relates directly to the first human beings Adam and Eve throughout the course of the
poem, God is kept at a distance. In his literary criticism, B.A. Wright explains, "God is seen only in reflected glory in his Creation in Heaven and Earth; he
himself is a voice, his person invisible and unknowable. But he is fully manifest in the Divine Similitude of the Son" (45). In Book III, Milton wrote, "Begotten
Son, Divine Similitude, / In whose conspicuous countnance, without cloud / Made visible, th Almighty Father shines, / Whom else no Creature can behold" (384-387). By casting God in
the role of the aloof father who acts "through the Son," Milton is able to emphasize humanity rather than divinity and illustrate how distinguishing between good and evil is not
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