Question

In Paradise Lost by John Milton, How does the author characterize Hell?

A) As a volcano of flaming lava
B) As a dungeon of flames that give off no light
C) As a barren desert of burning sunlight
D) As a dark cave of ice and snow

Answer 1

As a dungeon that gives off no light

Answer 2

B) As a dungeon of flames that give off no light

Step-by-step explanation:

The book Paradise Lost, by John Milton, was published in 1667 in ten songs. The main subjects of the work are the Christian view of human origin, the rebellion and fall of the angels, the creation of Adam and Eve, the temptation by Satan, the expulsion from Paradise and the promise of a future redemption.

The poem recounts the feathers of the fallen angels after the rebellion in heaven, the ruse of Satan to make Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, and the subsequent Fall of man. After an invocation to Musa, the poet briefly describes the rebellion of the angels led by Lucifer, who, failing, cost them paradise. Awakening in hell after nine days of confusion, they deliberate on what to do, and Lucifer, henceforth called Satan (from the Hebrew שָטָן, Satan: adversary), makes known a new world and a new creature - the man - who they would be created by God. Hell in this work is described as a dungeon of flames that do not emit light.