It is interesting how at lines 482 -484, Milton stops narrating and tells the listener that even the Devil has some virtues. He addresses the reader again at lines 485- 505 and admonishes mankind for fighting amongst itself even though God tells them to live in peace.
Isn't it hypocritical of Milton to do this? I don't know when Paradise Lost was written, but he was part of Oliver Cromwell's side during the English Civil War.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad y'all have noticed these lines. Let's be sure to mention them in class. Do we have a mini-sermon here? And is it hypocritical?
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