The document compares and contrasts the epics Paradise Lost by John Milton and The Ramayana by Valmiki. Both epics feature an evil character that leads to the downfall of humanity through deception. In Paradise Lost, Satan deceives Eve into eating the forbidden fruit through temptation. In The Ramayana, Ravana deceives Sita through a magical golden deer and later kidnaps her. Both epics also depict a temptation scene where the female protagonist is misled and separated from her partner, leading to conflict and war. In the end, both Eve and Sita are blamed for the troubles that occurred, though they were deceived.

1. Comparision between the Paradise Lost
by John Milton and The Ramayana by
Valmiki
Prepared and Presented by Minkal Italiya
Paper-1 The Renaissance Literature
Semester 1
Roll No. 26
Enrollment No. 2069108420190020
Email id: italiyaminkal@gmail.com
S.B.Gardi Department of English
Maharaja Krishnkumarsinhji Bhavangar University

2. Two Great Epics
Christian Myth by John Milton Indian Myth by Valmiki

3. Paradise Lost The Ramayana
- Literary work
- Written in 12 books
-Story of fall of man
-Characters: Eve, Adam and Satan
- Collective effort
- Divided into 7 Cantos(kandas)
- Depiction of goals of human life
- Characters: Sita, Ram, Laxman
Ravan, Surpankha

4. Evil Character In Both Epic
Paradise Lost
• Satan’s jealousy
• Rebellion against God
The Ramayana
• Revenge for Surpankha
• She enticed him to abduct and
wed Sita

5. Womanly desire in
The Paradise Lost
- Satan Came as Serpent
- Separation from Adam
- Eve was warned by Adam
about Satan
- Eve’s temptation for apple
or knowledge

6. Temptation scene
- Eve was tricked by Satan
and leaded towards the
Forbidden Tree
- Shuddering of nature after
eating the fruit
- Downfall of man

7. Womanly Desire in
The Ramayana
- Ravan sent one of his
demons as Golden Deer
- Sita’s temptation for
Golden Deer
- Separation from Ram
- Sita was insructed by
Laxamana
- Ravan appeared as holy
man begging alms.

8. Sitaharan scene
- Sita was tricked by Ravan
- Protective circle
(Lxmanrekha) was crossed
by her
- Ravan kidnapped her and
carried her to Lanka
- The war ensued

9. End of the both Epics
• Eve was responsible for the fall
of man and she was blamed by
Adam
• Sita was abonded by Ram as
Washerman raised some
question about Sita’s purity