Complete (1) and (2) and (3):
(1) Think about the emphasis on education and knowledge in the Renaissance. Then consider that Milton\\\’s Paradise Lost can be read as an account of the education of Adam and Eve. Describe (1)what they learn both before and after the Fall, and also (2) how they learn. What (3) differences do you see in the ways the first man and first woman receive their education?
8 sentences minimum, specific examples with citations included
(2) Think back to the epic conventions that you examined in the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf. Paradise Lost is also an epic, but a Christian epic which is modeled more closely on the classical epics (such as Homer\\\’s works). Reconsider the epic conventions and in your answer below give one convention that appears in Beowulf which is not in Paradise Lost, with discussion and explanation. Then give one convention that Milton uses in Paradise Lost which is not in Beowulf, with discussion and explanation.
6 sentences minimum, with specific examples cited
(3) Who is the epic hero of this poem? Adam…or Satan? Justify your answer with examples from the text and a discussion of how your choice best fits the characteristics of an epic hero.
8 sentences minimum
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