Milton's Paradise Lost and His Justification of the Ways of God to Man.

By Lee A. Zito When John Milton decided to write, he knew from the start he wanted his creation to be that of an epic. Paradise Lost is just that. It is Milton's own take on the biblical story of Satan's fall from grace as well as man's fall. Milton was not only armed with an extensive knowledge on the Bible, but in everything a man of his time could learn. With his wisdom he …

…almighty gives us an even greater view of God's omnipatence in Paradise Lost. Milton really put everything he had into this epic piece and I believe he succeeded in creating a masterpiece capable of justifying God's ways to his fellow men and women. The way he chose to depict man's fall and the subject of free will enabled him to utilize his religious philosophy and creatively captivate readers in his time as well as today.