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The writer of Paradise Lost is John Milton .He was one of the most famous poets in the 17th century in British history. During this period, the United Kingdom had made significant progress in capitalist development. However, the feudal autocratic monarchy had seriously hindered the development of British capitalism. The contradiction between the two classes had been very serious. And the best way to solve the problem is revolution. Milton is a revolutionary activist, he was willing to contribute his passion to his motherland. He opposed to royal tyranny and was prepared to attack it by writing poets.

Paradise Lost was written in this time. The theme of Paradise Lost was chosen from the foundation of American literary---Bible. The theme of Paradise Lost was chosen from the “Genesis.” And it consisted of twelve books. It is based on the biblical legend of the imaginary progenitors of the human race-Adam and Eve, and involves God and his eternal adversary ,Satan .

The epic told us that: after escaping the prison, Satan wanted to revenge God and he went to the Garden of Eden to allure Adam and Eve. They ate the forbidden fruit due to the temptation of Satan. Therefore, because of their ignorance and depravity, God expelled Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. Finally, they leave the paradise and then lost the paradise.

Paradise Lost played an important role in promoting the development of the epic and it was the product of Puritanism, as well as rooted in Milton’s personal beliefs. Although Milton was involved in Puritan movement, his religious ideas and political arguments all promoted he development of capitalism. Milton was a progressive bourgeoisie,

he believed that social progress, as well as the doctrine of God was the rational laws of nature. Therefore, the advanced productive forces will eventually replace the bourgeois which hindered the pace of capitalist development. That was a reflection of historical inevitability. In Paradise Lost, the Satan fought against God that was the civil war between the two classes. Milton expressed his own political position and revolutionary consciousness by Paradise Lost. He made a series of thinking about human nature. This was why he used human degradation to be the creative theme. Therefore, we could say that his epic was based on history. He was a devout Puritan, but his political views were applicable to the materialist outlook on life.

In Paradise Lost, the Satan was the most successful image that he author shaped, especially in the first two volumes. He was an image of a rebel and he was on behalf of the imaginative soul of mankind. The reason why the character Satan could get admiration of many romantic poets and readers was mostly that this image reflected the will of freedom.

First of all, the epic praised Satan’s spirit of resistance. We always think Satan was the devil from hell and human enemies. Because of his ambition and rebellion, he was thrown into the abyss of misery by God. However, in Paradise Lost, the poet described Satan as a brave hero that went against the usual religious beliefs.

The intention of describing this power of Satan was to emphasis his courageous and his spirit of hating tyrants and resisting God. Although the struggle was failed, but he had never doubted that his struggle was a justice action, he had never regretted to fall into hell where he suffered in the flames and he had never been desperate and hopeless.

Second, the epic had also criticized the autocratic rule of God. Whether in the ancient Greek myth, religious traditions or other stories, God had always been regarded as the ruler of the universe and the absolute authority. God was praised as a true and kind image. While in Paradise Lost, God was a typical image of tyranny. The poet condemned God through Satan’s words. Apparently, God had given people the free rights, but in fact, he had suppressed the true freedom.

Obviously, the poet’s condemnation of God were out from the social reality of United Kingdom. The tyrant was the embodiment of Stuart. Milton laid his own political tendencies in the great Satan.

In Paradise Lost, image was rich and metaphor was innovative. This was

mainly reflected in the psychological description of Adam and Eve when they were driven out after eating the forbidden fruit. The story of Adam and Eve in Bible was just a few words and very specific. But in Paradise Lost, the story was written vivid and colorful. In Milton’s imagination and description, the worldly things seemed to have feelings and emotions. Milton had made the most powerful cry for freedom and equality. He tried to tell us that the heaven paradise had lost, but the earth paradise would begin. The poet’s unique writing style created a new poetry generation.

In short, Paradise Lost combined the political, ideological, religious, artistic elements, and achieved the perfect unity of arts. This epic gives use a wonderful art pleasure.

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第二篇：《失乐园》读后感

《失乐园》读后感

花了三个晚上看完了日本作家渡边淳一的《失乐园》。说句心里话，我没有看懂！真的没有看懂作者想要表达的难道仅仅是“爱情至上”这个理念么？

因为人到中年，因为夫妻之间的感情不如原先那么炽烈，因为外面的诱惑太大??这样就可以背着自己的爱人在外面找“小三儿”了么？我不懂！

难道这样的爱情还要被称作至高无上的爱情么？久木，一个五十多岁得男人了，家里有着那么一个贤惠的妻子，女儿也已经长大出嫁。自己也算是有着一个还算稳定的工作。至于那个淩子，就更是让人理解不了了。自己的丈夫也算是个比较有成就的医生，自己的家庭主妇做的是那么的舒服。

这些人难道就仅仅是因为“性”满足不了，就可以这么大大方方的出去找情人了么？这个社会是怎么了呢？至少我现在是理解不了的！

既然做出决定，跪着也要走完自己的选择的路！既然当初是那么的爱着对方，为什么就不能还和当初一样爱着对方呢？毕竟你们是“夫妻”啊，“夫妻”的含义远远不像男女朋友关系那么的简单啊。这里面充斥着太多的责任与义务。

因为“性”就可以放弃一切，不顾一切，违背一切，那人活着还和动物有什么区别呢？ 现在的我还是个单身，我也在努力的寻找着自己的另一半！至少我现在是希望自己能够找到那个最适合自己的另一半。为了爱情，为了真正夫妻之间的爱情，我和他都要努力的去为了“爱情”，为了“责任”，让对方拥有一个幸福的“性”。

对于“性”这个东西，我真的没有什么资格在这里谈太多，没有经历过就没有发言权。我只是衷心的希望以后的自己不要做出像《失乐园》里主人公的事情，因为他们的做法太自私了！ 不能因为图自己一时快乐，就伤害了周围那么多无辜的人！

要学会爱自己的同时，也不能伤及无辜啊，这是“做人”最起码的底线啊。

加油，每天都要开心哦~火娃。