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Paradise Lost

John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' explores the inner and external conflicts of its main characters—Satan, Adam, and Eve—highlighting themes of free will, pride, and redemption. Satan's internal struggle stems from his pride and rebellion against God, while Adam grapples with his love for Eve versus his obedience to God, leading to his fall. Eve faces temptation and the consequences of her choices, illustrating the tension between curiosity and obedience, ultimately reflecting on the complexities of human nature and morality.

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Paradise Lost

John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' explores the inner and external conflicts of its main characters—Satan, Adam, and Eve—highlighting themes of free will, pride, and redemption. Satan's internal struggle stems from his pride and rebellion against God, while Adam grapples with his love for Eve versus his obedience to God, leading to his fall. Eve faces temptation and the consequences of her choices, illustrating the tension between curiosity and obedience, ultimately reflecting on the complexities of human nature and morality.

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NAME: Yahya Mohammed

GRADE: 10B
BOOK: Paradise lost

Character’s conflicts in Paradise lost

John Milton's Paradise Lost is a deep exploration into human nature, morality, and The
consequences of choice, as related through the struggles of its main characters. Three
charactersSatan, Adam, and Eve summarizing each inner and external conflicts that power the
narrative and display Milton's complicated picture of free will, pride, and redemption. Each one
of them wrestles with his or her failings and wishes, producing a rich needlework of moral and
emotional anguish.

Satan, the fallen angel, is perhaps the most dynamic character in the novel because he
reveals an internal conflict. Indeed, his pride and unwillingness to yield to the authority of God
have created his inner struggle as he once said His pride further developed into his rebellion and
fall from Heaven. Subsequently, he wages war against God and desired to corrupt humanity as a
way of getting revenge. One could see the devil's internal struggle when he states, The quote shows
how he tries to justify his rebellion, but at the same time, it portrays his pain and inability to rest.
though boasting, devil is torn apart by jealousy and sorrow, a tragic figure whose pride blinds him
from repentance.

The first man, Adam, faced his own sets of conflictions as he battled between his
relationship with Eve and his obedience to God. He wrestles internally between his love for Eve
and the fear of losing her, which ultimately drives him to consume the forbidden fruit despite
knowing the consequences. Externally, he has to face the aftermath of his decision, including his
expulsion from Eden and the introduction of sin into the world. The same is sadly caught as he
cries, This quote shows his enormous turmoil in the mind and the anxiety between his dedication
towards Eve and his duty towards God. Adam's war within is a perfect example of human conflict
between choice and morality.
Eve, the first female, also will not be without her great internal and external struggles. She
faced an internal temptation by the serpent through flattery and the desire for knowledge, which
led her to eat the fruit of the forbidden tree. Externally, she had to face up to the results of her
actions, along with her isolation from God and the loss of Eden. Eve's turmoil is obvious as she
weighs the serpent's words This moment made her infamous for her vulnerability and choice for
autonomy; yet, simultaneously, it exemplifies her naivety and tragic consequences of that
preference. Eve's journey is an expression of tension between interest and obedience, complicated
by human employer.

Paradise lost is timeless in the examination of the interior and exterior struggles that befall
its participants. satan's pride, Adam's love, and Eve's curiosity each presses the action onward,
exposing complex humanity and a web of results originate from a desire.Through their struggle,
Milton provides the readers to confront their ethical dilemma and ever-standing anxiety amidst
preference and obligation. The genius of the story consists in an ability to seize upon the ordinary
human experience as no other, hence making literature and philosophy in themselves.

WORD COUNT: 508

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