Line by lines analysis of Paradise Lost (302-350)
Line by lines analysis of Paradise Lost (302-350)
Lines: 302-313
The falling angels were numberless like the autumn trees leaves which
cover the streams of Vallombrosa, the valley of shades near Florence, and
Etrurian (part of Tuscany-Italy valley of shadows or shades) where trees arch
overhead making a bower in the pathways, the rebel angels were floating on the
fiery lakes like the sedges (seaweeds like in Red Sea), when the orion (stormy
constellation-a vast group of different things) stormed the Red Sea to drowned the Egyptian King, Pharaoh, leader
of the Egyptian Memphian chivalry who chased the Israelites across the Red Sea
and was drowned by the sea. The Israelites were looking the army of Pharaoh
floating on the sea surface and broken chariot-wheels. The army of the Pharaoh
was numberless just like the fallen angels are numberless overthrown and lost
covering the whole flood surface. They were unconscious and astonished from
such a change of their states from Heaven to Hell.
Lines: 314-330
Satan spoke so loudly that the deep vault of hell reverberated/ echoed.
Princes, rulers, warriors and the flowers of Heaven once were yours now you
have lost them and what a lost it is. I am surprised that such unconsciousness
can overwhelm the immortal angels. I am surprised that whether you have chosen
this place to rest after the toil of battle. Tell me that this is the same
sleep as you found in the Heaven. Tell me that after lying on the fiery lake do
you have the feeling of repentance and do you want to worship you conqueror.
God is over viewing the higher orders of angels floating on the fiery lake
while their banners and flags are littered around. As you are in the state of
unconsciousness the instruments of God who chased us to bottomless hell will
exploit and crushed us down. We perplexed, chained, tied and joint together on
the fiery lake. Shed off your dizziness, stood up and be ready to live forever
in the current state of unconsciousness.
Lines: 331-350
They heard their leader and felt ashamed and stood on their wings
immediately like the man sleeping on duty found by his superior start the
working before fully opening the eyes. It was not that they were unaware the
terrorized condition of themselves and they were not feeling of dreaded pain.
All of them were on their wings obeying their leader’s call, just like as the
powerful stick of Moses hit the ground triggering the numerous army of locust,
which darken the whole army of Pharaoh and the river Nile like the dark
cloud. The army of the angels was
numberless hovering on their wings under the roof of Hell surrounded by fire
all around. Then their leader Satan pointed his spear towards them as a signal
to land on the burning soil of Hell and to assembled in orderly movement like
an army and filled all the plain.
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