![]() I mean God keeps gabbing until he reaches the book of Revelation. And when I say, "the whole story," I don't mean just sucking the tension out of Paradise Lost. That's as good an explanation as any.īut then he goes on to spoil the whole story. ![]() He remarks to his Son that he knows what Satan is going to do, and in fact he knows what Adam and Eve will do as well - give in to Satan and fall from heaven - but he's not going to interfere, because he needs to allow everyone to have free will. Milton has God looking down at Satan flying up towards Eden. I've often found God to be a bit underdeveloped in books. This is an interstitial book that's more focused on character study than actual plot development. ![]() ![]() One of the scholars on the Milton List linked to a very funny blog entry by Esther Inglis-Arkell on " 10 Ways John Milton's Paradise Lost Is Like a Bad Comic Book," and here's what she writes about Book Three: God the Father Offering Right-Hand Throne to Christ ![]()
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