To justify which purpose that Milton wrote Paradise Lost ?
Correct answer: D. To justify the ways of God to men
- A. To justify the fall of Lucifer
- B. To justify the loss of paradise
- C. To justify the fall of man
- D. To justify the ways of God to men
Explanation
Milton states his aim in the opening of Paradise Lost: to justify the ways of God to human beings. The poem explores how the Fall fits within divine justice and providence.
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