What is the stated subject of Paradise Lost ?
Correct answer: D. Adam and Eve's disobedience
- A. The fight between good and evil
- B. Heaven's battle and Satan's tragic fall
- C. The creation of the universe
- D. Adam and Eve's disobedience
Explanation
Milton states the subject as “Man’s first disobedience,” meaning Adam and Eve’s violation of God’s command and the resulting Fall. The battle in Heaven and creation are important episodes, but not the poem’s stated central subject.
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