Paradise Lost, paradise regained and Samson the Warrior.
2. Introduction to the work
(1) Paradise Lost tells the story that Adam and Eve, the ancestors of human beings, were lured to fall and driven out of paradise, revealing the Christian concept of "original sin" and advocating that human beings should bravely shoulder the burden of earthly life with a realistic attitude in order to save themselves.
(2) "paradise regained" uses the story of Jesus overcoming all kinds of temptations to restore paradise, which shows that if human beings can improve their own character, they can overcome all kinds of hardships and be saved.
(3) Samson the Warrior appeals to Milton's own political experience, ideals and beliefs through Samson's experience of being trapped, imprisoned, blind, humiliated and willing to sacrifice his life for revenge, and praises his perseverance in fighting for a noble cause and his spirit of sacrificing himself for salvation.
3. Introduction to Milton
John milton (1608 ~ 1674), an English poet, political commentator and democracy fighter, is one of the six great poets in the history of English literature. Milton is a representative of Puritan literature, and he has been fighting for bourgeois democratic movement all his life. His masterpiece Paradise Lost, Homer's epic and Dante's Divine Comedy are also called the three major western poems.