IMPORTANT QUESTIONS - PARADISE LOST BY MILTON

2. PARADISE LOST BY JOHN MILTON
9. Answer the following questions. 
(i) What is an epic?
(ii) What is a blank verse?
(iii) What is a free verse?
(iv) What is a protagonist?
(v) What does the title of 'Paradise Lost' refer to?
(vi) What is the setting of 'Paradise Lost'?
(vii) What is the subject of 'Paradise Lost'?
(viii) Who are the main characters of 'Paradise Lost'?
(ix) For what does Milton invoke the Heavenly Muse?
(x) Why Adam and Even were expelled from Paradise?
10. Answer the following questions. 
(i) Why does Eve eat the forbidden fruit?
(ii) Is Eve to blame for the fall?
(iii) For what sin was Satan cast out of Heaven?
(iv) How long did it take Satan to fall from Heaven to Hell?
(v) What demon is floating alongside Satan in the fiery lake at the beginning of the poem?
(vi) What is the name of Satan's second in command?
(vii) How many days did it take for Satan to finally speak to Beelzebub?
(viii) Why is Beelzebub reluctant to continue the fight?
(ix) Give a description of Hell as depicted in 'Paradise Lost' Book I.
(x) Why did Satan plan to take revenge on Adam?
11. Answer the following questions. 
(i) What is the attitude of Adam towards Eve at the end of Book IX?
(ii) How does Eve feel at the end of Book IX of "Paradise Lost'?
(iii) What is the difference between the Satan of Book I and that of Book IX?
(iv) What are the two mountains tops of Oreb and Sinia known for?
(v) Is Satan the hero of the 'Paradise Lost'?
(vi) Why does Satan decide to stay in Hell?
(vii) What is the aim of 'Paradise Lost'?
(viii) How well does Milton 'justify the ways of God to men'?
(ix) What are the major themes of 'Paradise Lost'?
(x) What is the conclusion of themes of 'Paradise Lost'?
12. Milton's Grand Style in 'Paradise Lost'
13. 'Paradise Lost' As a Renaissance Epic
14. The Hero of 'Paradise Lost': Satan or Adam
15. Responsible Person for the Fall of Man
16. Milton's Justifying the Ways to God to Men

Notes Prepared By: Prof. Shahbaz Asghar