Paradise Lost

Of man’ s first disobedience, and the fruitOf that forbidden tree, whose mortal tastBrought death into the world, and all our woe,With loss of Eden . . .” Satan and his fellow rebel angels contemplate on corrupting God’ s beloved new creation, Mankind. He volunteers and prepares to leave. His children— Sin and Death— build a bridge between Hell and Earth. And disguising himself as a cherub, he lands on Earth. Adam and Eve, after a long day at work, are resting in their bower. And that’ s when in the form of a serpent, Satan whisper’ s into Eve’ s ears. Tempted to eat from the forbidden Tree of Knowledge, Eve commits the sin. And hence follows the Fall of Man . . . Milton’ s magnum opus, Paradise Lost, threads together two stories focused on different heroes— the half-heroic, half-evil charismatic Satan and the united Adam and Eve— skilfully balancing them. The epic poem continues to remain as celebrated as ever. "