PARADISE LOST by John Milton, Book 6, Part 4

PARADISE LOST

Book 6, The War in Heaven

Lines 680 - 912

The angel Raphael continues his account to Adam of the conflict in heaven. Abdiel returns to find heaven in preparation for the war he came to warn was coming. God praises his faithfulness. Satan experiences pain for the first time as he is severely wounded in his battle with Michael. The first day is a victory for the ranks of heaven, as the rebel angels understand pain for the first time, retreating to nurse their wounds. Satan and his angels devise the infernal invention of cannon and gunpowder during the night, seeming to turn the tide in the morning's engagement. As heaven itself becomes more chaotic God calls an end to the battle, sending His Son to conquer and cast the rebels into the Pit. Driven by fear the demons and their leader throw themselves the Abyss. Raphael warns Adam from this example:

Satan ... who envies now thy state,/Who now is plotting how he may seduce/Thee also from obedience, that, with him/Bereaved of happiness, thou mayest partake/His punishment, eternal misery ..../But listen not to his temptations, warn/Thy weaker; let it profit thee to have heard,/By terrible example, the reward/Of disobedience; firm they might have stood,/Yet fell; remember, and fear to transgress.

Paradise Lost Book 6 Summary & Analysis | LitCharts

This is an excellent summary and commentary on each of the books in PARADISE LOST. I strongly recommend reading these commentaries over as you listen to our readings of this great poem!

 

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