Paradise Lost is an expression of John Milton’s own political, religious and philosophical views as it is a timeless universal epic. John Milton’s Paradise Lost does not present a unified, cohesive theory of Christian theology. Rather it reflects the eclectic views of a self-righteous poet whose poem has become a universal epic. Out of the twelve books that make up Paradise Lost, my passage is found in the first book known as The …showed first 75 words of 824 total…

…showed last 75 words of 824 total…fallen angels could not even have lifted themselves off the lake unless God allowed it. God only allowed it because he intends to turn their evil actions towards a greater good in the end. Satan’s pride has caused him to believe that his own free intellect is as great as God’s will; “the mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.” ( Lines 254-255 )