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400th Anniversary of Milton’s Birth
1608-2008
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First Glimpse of Paradise Lost:
Excerpt Appreciation
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Paradise Lost excerpt (Book I )
What though the field be lost?
All is not lost—the unconquerable will,
And study of revenge, immortal hate,
And courage never to submit or yield:
And what is else not to be e.
That glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from me.
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To bow and sue for grace
With suppliant knee, and deify his power
Who, from the terror of this arm, so late
Doubted his empire—that were low indeed;
That were an ignominy and shame beneath
This downfall;
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since, by fate, the strength of Gods,
And this empyreal substance, cannot fail;
Since, through experience of this great event,
In arms not worse, in foresight much advanced,
We may with more essful hope resolve
To wage by force or guile eternal war,
Irreconcilable to our grand Foe,
Who now triumphs’, and in the excess of joy
Sole reigning holds the tyranny of Heaven.
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Question
What is your impression of Satan in this speech?
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What is your impression of Satan?
Unyielding
Revengeful
Competitive
Proud
Eloquent
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What though the field be lost?
All is not lost: the unconquerable will,
And study of revenge, immortal hate,
And courage never to submit or yield:
And what is else not to be e?
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What is your impression of Satan?
Unyielding
Revengeful
Competitive
Proud
Eloquent
devil
Admirable?!
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