" ""Of man?s first disobedience, and the fruit
Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal tast
Brought 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. "" "