Most readers of British Literature do not know of the obscure poem about the struggle to retake the world from the grasps of Satan and his minions. John Milton, the man who brought the literary world the great fall of mankind in Paradise Lost, returns to the epic biblical struggles in the sequel, Paradise Regained. Written years after the original, Milton's views have noticeably shifted, however, he again expresses his views through the characters in …
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…Jesus celebrated with the angels by eating the fruit of knowledge--first condemned the human race, now signified that, "A fairer Paradise is founded now For Adam and his chosen sons, whom thou, A Saviour, art come down to reinstall." As the theme throughout the story was to stand firm in temptations, the most significant thing to remember is that, even though Adam and Eve lost Paradise, Jesus, "hast regained lost Paradise"-- "so Satan fell."