Complete the following statement. John Milton explains in the first 26 lines of "Paradise Lost" that that goal of his epic poem will be ?
Correct answer: A. to justify the ways of God to humankind.
- A. to justify the ways of God to humankind.
- B. to justify the ways of humankind to God.
- C. to justify the ways of Heaven to Hell.
- D. to justify the ways of Hell to Heaven.
Explanation
Milton states his epic purpose in the opening invocation: to justify the ways of God to humankind. This places the Fall within a larger framework of divine justice and providence.
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