Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Paradise Lost: Humanity & Identity

Paradise Lost consists of many examples to show specific worldviews. For example in the first lines it says "Of the forbidden tree, whose mortal tast brought death into the world". This directly shows that humanity is a concept shown. We are material and there for can perish from our mortal bodies. Then in the next line it shows that there is a spirit within this mortality. "Till one greater Man restores us, and regain the blissful seat", is showing that there is a "Man" higher than us that will restores our souls when we die. "And mad'st it pregnant: What in me is dark Illumin, what is low raise and support; that to the highth of this great argument I may assert Eternal Providence" shows both that we were born into a human body and we also have a spiritual being in us that will last in Eternal Providence.

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