adam si eve.pptx

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Made by: Botnari (Brinza Maria)

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Character presentation in Paradise Lost by John

Milton Adam and Eve


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To focus on Adam and Eve ua!ities"

To distin#uis$ Adam%s ro!e in poem "To distin#uis$ Eve%s ro!e in poem"

To understand t$e va!ue of t$is poem "

To ma&e an o'n vie' about t$e epic c$aracter

and about t$e Mi!ton%s 'or&

Obiectives:


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Biography:

ame: *o$n Mi!ton Born in +,0- in .ondon/

En#!and Best &no'n for 'ritin#aradise .ost

*o$n Mi!ton 'as an En#!is$

poet and aut$or 1ied in +, peacefu!!y of #out

(*o&inen) 4n +,25/ Mi!ton 'as admitted

to 6$rist7s 6o!!e#e/ 6ambrid#e8$i!e Mi!ton 'as a

$ard'or&in# student/ $e 'asa!so ar#umentative to t$ee9tent t$at on!y a year !ater/ in+,2,/ $e #ot suspended after adispute 'it$ $is tutor/ 8i!!iam6$appe!!

e spent $is time tutorin#students and ;nis$in $is !ife7s


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Paradise Lostfinally saw publication in 1667, inten books. It was reissued in 1668 with a new title-page and additional materials. The book was met

with instant success and amazement; even Dryden

is reported to have said, "T$is man cuts us a!!

out/ and t$e ancients too=


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Paradise Lost

aradise .ost : Mi!ton%s .on# Epic >irst pub!is$ed in +,, aradise .ost is an epic poem in b!an& verse 4t is

considered by sc$o!ars as one of t$e #reatest poems of t$eEn#!is$ !an#ua#e Main c$aracters in t$e poem are: God/ .ucifer/ Adam/and Eve aradise .ost : Adam and Eve T$is famous poem is about Adam and Eve/ and $o'

t$ey came to be created/ and $o' t$ey came to !ose t$eirp!ace in t$e #arden of Eden/ '$ic$ is a!so ca!!ed aradise

T$e poem a!so inc!udes t$e ori#in of ?atan @ri#ina!!y $e'as ca!!ed .ucifer/ '$o 'as an An#e! in $eaven '$o !ed $isfo!!o'ers in a 'ar a#ainst God/ and 'as sent to $e!!

Te!!s t$e bib!ica! story of t$e fa!! from #race of Adam

and Eve 4t is composed from +2 boo&sT$e T$emes are:

t$e impotance of obedience to Godt$e $ierarc$ica! ature of t$e niverse

t$e >a!! as art!y >ourtunate


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Adam:Adam is a strong, intelligent, and rational characterpossessed of a remarkable relationship with God. In fact,before the fall, he is as perfect as a hman being can be.

T$e ;rst $uman/ t$e fat$er of our race/ and/

a!on# 'it$ $is 'ife Eve/ t$e careta&er of t$eGarden of Eden Adam is #ratefu! and obedient toGod/ but fa!!s from #race '$en Eve convinces $imto oin $er in t$e sin of eatin# from t$e Tree ofCno'!ed#e


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Adam%s 8reat$#he wreath that Adam makes as he and $%e workseparatel& in 'ook I( is s&mbolic in se%eral wa&s.

)irst, it represents his lo%e for her and his attraction

to her. 't as he is abot to gi%e the wreath to her,his shock in noticing that she has eaten from the

#ree of *nowledge makes him drop it to the grond.+is dropping of the wreath s&mbolies that his lo%eand attraction to $%e is falling awa&. +is image ofher as a spirital companion has been shatteredcompletel&, as he realies her fallen state. #hefallen wreath represents the loss of pre lo%e.


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+e has an enormos capacit& for reason, and can nderstand the most sophisticated ideas instantl&. +e can

con%erse with aphael as a near/e0al, and nderstand aphael1s stories readil&. 't after the fall, his con%ersationwith 2ichael dring his %isions is signicantl& one/sided. Also, his self/dobt and anger after the fall demonstrate hisnew abilit& to indlge in rash and irrational attitdes. As a reslt of the fall, he loses his pre reason and intellect.Adam1s greatest weakness is his lo%e for $%e. +e falls in lo%e with her immediatel& pon seeing her, and condes toaphael that his attraction to her is almost o%erwhelming. #hogh aphael warns him to keep his aections incheck, Adam is powerless to pre%ent his lo%e from o%erwhelming his reason. After $%e eats from the #ree of*nowledge, he 0ickl& does the same, realiing that if she is doomed, he mst follow her into doom as well if hewants to a%oid losing her. $%e has become his companion for life, and he is nwilling to part with her e%en if thatmeans disobe&ing God.


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Evereated to be Adam1s mate, $%e is inferior to Adam, bt onl& slightl&. 7he

srpasses Adam onl& in her beat&. 7he falls in lo%e with her own image when

she sees her re8ection in a bod& of water. Ironicall&, her greatest asset

prodces her most serios weakness, %anit&. After 7atan compliments her onher beat& and godliness, he easil& persades her to eat from the #ree of

*nowledge.Aside from her beat&, $%e1s intelligence and spirital prit& are constantl&

tested. 7he is not nintelligent, bt she is not ambitios to learn, content to begided b& Adam as God intended. As a reslt, she does not become more

intelligent or learned as the stor& progresses, thogh she does attain the

beginning of wisdom b& the end of the poem. +er lack of learning is partl& deto her absence for most of aphael1s discssions with Adam in 'ooks 9, 9I,

and 9II, and she also does not see the %isions 2ichael shows Adam in 'ooks (I

and (II. +er absence from these important e:changes shows that she feels itis not her place to seek knowledge independentl&; she wants to hear

aphael1s stories throgh Adam later. #he one instance in which she de%iatesfrom her passi%e role, telling Adam to trst her on her own and then seiing

the frit of the #ree of *nowledge, is disastros.


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Conclusion:

2ilton was an acti%ist in his middle &ears, ghting for hman rights andagainst the rle of $ngland1s leaders, whom he belie%ed were inept.Milton took public stances on a great number of issues, but most

important to the reading ofParadise Lostare his positions on religion.ThroughoutParadise Lost,Milton expresses the idea that Adam andEves fall from grace was actually fortunate, because it gives individualhuman beings the opportunity to redeem themselves by true repentanceand faith. The importance of remaining strong in ones personal religiousconvictions, particularly in the face of widespread condemnation, is a

major theme in the laterBooks of Paradise Lost,as Michael shows Adamthe vision of Enoch and Noah, two followers of God who risk death tostand up for him.Paradise Lostalso presents a number of Protestant Christian positions:the union of the Old and New Testaments, the unworthiness of mankind,and the importance of Christs love in mans salvation. Nonetheless, the

poem does not present a unified, cohesive theory of Christian theology,nor does it attempt to identify disbelievers, redefine Christianity, orreplace the Bible. Instead, Miltons epic stands as a remarkablepresentation of biblical stories meant to engage Christian readers and helpthem to be better Christians.

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