On which Biblical theme that Paradise lost is based ?
Correct answer: B. The fall of man
- A. The fall of Lucifer
- B. The fall of man
- C. Adam and Eve
- D. The genesis
Explanation
The poem's central subject is the Fall of Man, as stated in its opening invocation: Milton seeks to justify God's ways through Adam and Eve's disobedience. Genesis supplies the biblical narrative, but the specific theme is the fall of man.
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