Paradise Lost

“Of man’s first disobedience, and the fruitOf that forbidden tree, whose mortal tastBrought death into the world, and all our woe,With loss of Eden . . .”Satan and his fellow rebel angels contemplate on corrupting God’s beloved new creation, Mankind. He volunteers and prepares to leave. His children—Sin and Death—build a bridge between Hell and Earth. And disguising himself as a cherub, he lands on Earth. Adam and Eve, after a long day at work, are resting in their bower. And that’s when in the form of a serpent, Satan whisper’s into Eve’s ears. Tempted to eat from the forbidden Tree of Knowledge, Eve commits the sin.And hence follows the Fall of Man . . . Milton’s magnum opus, Paradise Lost, threads together two stories focused on different heroes—the half-heroic, half-evil charismatic Satan and the united Adam and Eve—skilfully balancing them. The epic poem continues to remain as celebrated as ever.