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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