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Denied the right to apply for divorce and facing intense humiliation, John Milton wrote what work ?

Correct answer: C. "The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce"

  • A. "Christian Doctrines"
  • B. "On Regicide"
  • C. "The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce"
  • D. "Paradise Lost"

Explanation

Milton defended the legitimacy of divorce in The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce after his separation from Mary Powell and the social humiliation that followed. The work was part of his prose pamphlet controversy on marriage and divorce.

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