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1. Theme: Rebellion in
‘Paradise Lost’ Book IX
Prepared and Presented by
Parth Bhatt
Paper I, RN. III, Sem. III
Eng. Dept. MKS. BU.
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2. Introduction
• In the prologue to Book IX, Milton
wanted to take a tragic tone and made this
Christian epic different which was more
heroic than earlier epics. He invokes
Urania, the “Celestial Patroness” (IX.21).
• Rebellious impulsiveness of Satan
• Eve’s quest for knowledge
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3. Theme: Rebellion in PL IX
• “a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n” (I, 255)
• “Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heav'n" (I,
263)
• “O fairest of Creation, last and best
Of all Gods works, Creature in whom excell'd
Whatever can to sight or thought be formd,
Holy, divine, good, amiable, or sweet!
How art thou lost, how on a sudden lost,”
(IX, 900)
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4. Conclusion
“Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served
cold.” ~ Mario Puzo, The Godfather
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5. Works Cited
• Milton, John, and Aditya
Nadwani(ed.). The Paradise Lost
Book IX. 2nd ed. Anmol Publications Pvt
Ltd, 2009. 318. Print.
• Linn, Bob. CliffsNotes on Paradise
Lost. 17 Oct 2012
<http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_gu
ide/literature/id-140.html>.
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6. Thank you
• Your patience is appreciated.
• This presentation is submitted to Department
of English, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji
Bhavnagar University.
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