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John Milton
Aug 15, 2026 · original
Pandemonium the Palace of Satan rises, suddenly built out of the Deep: The infernal Peers there sit in Counsel. – John Milton Paradise Lost, Book 1. In his introduction to Book 1, Milton coins the word Pandemonium for the palace that Satan and his fallen angels construct when they are cast out of Heaven. Built by architect Mulciber in Book 1, Pandemonium literally means "the place of all demons." It becomes the grand capital of Hell and a symbol of pride for the fallen angels. The "infernal Peers" who sit in council there are the devils of high rank. In the next book Satan addresses an assembly of his followers in Pandemonium to plan their next move against God. The post John Milton appeared first on AllGreatQuotes .
John Milton
Aug 15, 2026 · original
OF Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat, Sing Heav’nly Muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That Shepherd, who first taught the chosen Seed, In the Beginning how the Heav’ns and Earth Rose out of Chaos: Or if Sion Hill Delight thee more, and Siloa’s Brook that flow’d , Fast by the Oracle of God; I thence Invoke thy aid to my advent’rous Song, That with no middle flight intends to soar Above th’ Aonian Mount, while it pursues Things unattempted yet in Prose or Rhyme. – John Milton Paradise Lost, Book 1, Lines 1-16. The opening lines of John Milton’s poetic masterpiece introduces us to the biblical story of the fall of humanity. They lay the groundwork for his epic project, regarded as the g
John Milton
Aug 15, 2026 · original
What in me is dark Illumine, what is low raise and support; That to the highth of this great Argument I may assert Eternal Providence, And justify the ways of God to men. – John Milton Paradise Lost, Book 1, Lines 22-26. In his invocation to the Holy Spirit, Milton asks for his "darkness" or spiritual ignorance to be illuminated by God’s divine light. He is seeking enlightenment to enable him to write his epic poem explaining the ways of God and fall of humanity. But there is also irony in Milton’s words, because when he wrote the lines he himself has lost his eyesight and was completely physically blind. Mirrored in Milton’s words too is the struggle between the powers of darkness, as represented by Satan and Hell, and the forces of light, or God and Heaven. The post John Milton appeared first on AllGreatQuotes .
John Milton
Aug 15, 2026 · original
A Dungeon horrible, on all sides round As one great Furnace flam’d, yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Serv’d only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes That comes to all; but torture without end. – John Milton Paradise Lost, Book 1, Lines 61-67. Milton describes Hell as a nightmarish place of hopelessness and despair that makes the "darkness visible" for those imprisoned there. It does this by sending out flames with no light yet that still manage to illuminate the darkness. The famous paradoxical phrase "darkness visible" was borrowed by novelist William Styron for the title of his memoir about depression. It could also connect to the poet’s own blindness. At the time Milton wrote his epic masterpiece he was completely blind and dictated the entire poem to a number of scribes, includ
John Milton
Aug 15, 2026 · original
So much the stronger prov’d He with his Thunder: and till then who knew The force of those dire Arms? yet not for those, Nor what the Potent Victor in his rage Can else inflict, do I repent or change. – John Milton Paradise Lost, Book 1, Lines 92-96. Addressing Beelzebub after his fall from Heaven and exile to Hell, Satan expresses defiance and refusal to repent for his rebellion against God. Regarded as the original rebel, the fallen archangel uses a "Thunder" metaphor to acknowledge defeat at the hands of God the Father’s superior powers. But his immense pride won’t allow him to submit to God’s authority. The post John Milton appeared first on AllGreatQuotes .
John Milton
Aug 15, 2026 · original
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 overcome? That Glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from me. 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. – John Milton Paradise Lost, Book 1, Lines 105-115. Satan’s powerful speech to second-in-command Beelzebub after their defeat by God highlights his immense pride, remarkable resilience and stubborn refusal to submit. As his troops lie dazed and shocked after their expulsion from Heaven, Satan emerges as a heroic figure attempting to rally them to defy the tyranny of God’s authority. Presenting himself as a rival authority figure to God, he urges them
John Milton
Aug 15, 2026 · original
So spake th’ Apostate Angel, though in pain, Vaunting aloud, but rackt with deep despair. – John Milton Paradise Lost, Book 1, Lines 125-126. Satan, who has abandoned his faith in God and rebelled against Him, puts on a show of defiant bravado in his speech to second-in-command Beelzebub. But behind his outer mask of confidence, deep inside Satan suffers the pain of despair at being cast out of Heaven for eternity. We witness Satan’s self-deluding nature. But we also see the master manipulator and deceiver at work, as he hides true feelings of hopelessness to put on a display of arrogant defiance to gain power over his followers. The post John Milton appeared first on AllGreatQuotes .
John Milton
Aug 15, 2026 · original
Fall’n Cherub, to be weak is miserable Doing or Suffering: but of this be sure, To do aught good never will be our task, But ever to do ill our sole delight, As being the contrary to his high will Whom we resist. If then his Providence Out of our evil seek to bring forth good, Our labour must be to pervert that end, And out of good still to find means of evil. – John Milton Paradise Lost, Book 1, Lines 157-165. In this rousing speech to his second-in-command Beelzebub, Satan shows why he is considered literature’s most famous anti-hero. After being cast out from Heaven by God for rebellion into the fiery lake of Hell, he is neither dismayed nor cowed. Rather he offers hope to his fallen followers that they can turn their misery into a destructive force of evil against God and undermine everything He stands for. In an ultimate reversal of morality, Satan inspires his troops to seek good b
John Milton
Aug 15, 2026 · original
And reassembling our afflicted Powers, Consult how we may henceforth most offend. – John Milton Paradise Lost, Book 1, Lines 186-187. A defiant Satan rallies the shocked fallen angels cast into the burning lake of Hell. He urges them to consider how they can revenge themselves by inflicting the maximum injury on the enemy who exiled them to Hell – God. The post John Milton appeared first on AllGreatQuotes .
John Milton
Aug 15, 2026 · original
Thus Satan talking to his nearest Mate With Head up-lift above the wave, and Eyes That sparkling blaz’d, his other Parts besides Prone on the Flood, extended long and large Lay floating many a rood, in bulk as huge As whom the Fables name of monstrous size, Titanian, or Earth-born, that warr’d on Jove, Briareos or Typhon, whom the Den By ancient Tarsus held, or that Sea-beast Leviathan, which God of all his works Created hugest that swim th’ Ocean stream. – John Milton Paradise Lost, Book 1, Lines 192-202. Weaving classical allusions and epic similes into his narrative, Milton describes the body of a stunned and stupefied Satan chained to the burning lake of Hell. He vividly compares the fallen angel to the gigantic sea-monster called Leviathan, which in the Bible is destroyed by God. The defeated Satan is also likened to the mythological Titans, the powerful deities who were overthrown

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