Sunday, May 26, 2019

Satan as a Renaissance character

Satan as renaissance character OR Paradise Lost under the influence of renaissance. Milton is the intelligence both of the Renaissance and Reformation. Renaissance begins with the ancient Greek literature. Renaissance meaner rebirth of an interest in classical Greek literature. Renaissance revived mans interest in the world and gave him new eyes to look upon the beauty, love, life, learning and liberty. The earlier world was Thee-centric, meaner the God or Church was at the centre. Each and everything was dominated by Church. man has had to what Church wanted him to do. Such was the condition of middle age (before renaissance).It is in 15th and 16th centuries that the English poets started reading the classical Greek literature, and the basic musical composition in that literature was Humanism I. E. The other name of Renaissance. And in renaissance the world became Homo-centric. There are basically three chief features of Renaissance or Classicism- 1. Individualism meaner the i ndividual is heavy, man is important. Man is the centre of each and everything. Human values, emotions, feelings, desires, are important. They should be fulfilled. 2. Worldliness meaner the things of this world, attractions of the world, like- beauty, revenge, love, power, wealth.Meaner this world should not be neglected. 3. Strong end / Strength of capitulum meaner that the mind plays a role like queen of chess in our life. It is our strength of mind or our attitude that can maintain a hell of heaven or a heaven of hell. Satan-a renaissance character- All these features of classicism are clearly visible in Satan excessively. The political orientation of Individualism or Humanism comes from the classical Greek literature. It talks close to that man should be free, liberal. He shouldnt be under the supervision of anybody whether it is any psyche or God. This is what happened during the period of incessant.Society or man challenged the authority of church. And this kind of ideology is reflected very clearly in Satins character. -First he revolted against God. He challenged the authority of the God. -He talks some the end of slavery and lays stress on equality. -He talks about liberty, power- To reign is the worth ambition, though in Hell -Then Satan talks about the freedom, democratic ideology- Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven Awake, arise, or be for ever fallen Satan is typically a Worldly fellow. He is a lover of the ambition to become a ruler.He has the extreme love for power- Profoundest Hell, Receive thy new possessor, one who brings A mind not to be changed by place or time Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is the worth ambition, though in Hell hatred , Jealousy, revenge. He has -So far as the things like Jealousy, revenge are concerned, a person can go to any extent to earn his aims. Here Satan also uses the false method, cunning strategy to take revenge from God. Stirred up with me. Y and revenge, deceive d The mother of mankind And we can catch up with that what a strength of mind Satan has Even after losing to God,Satan speaks like a modern politician that nothing is helpless, everything is under-control. What though the field be lost? All is not lost- the unconquerable will -Satan has the courage not to bend before anybody. And courage never to submit or yield -Satan says that however they are defeated physically, but their minds are the same and only mind matters, . , who overcomes By force hath overcome but half his foe -Satan becomes an inspiration for the world that preferably of crying one must face each and everything in his way. Is this the region. That we must change for Heaven? . Be it so Satan is the reflection of much(prenominal) kind of determination that no place or time can change ones mind. And only mind matters the most. Receive thy new possessor-one who brings -And mind has very important place in our life, because it is the mind, it is the attitude of our s that in itself can make a situation hell of heaven or heaven of hell. It all depends upon the quality of our mind. The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven -Satan also talks about that he would not bewilder God the pleasure that he has bend before God. This kind of ideology became an inspiration for the cut Revolution 1789).Thats why Satan is called an inspiration behind French Revolution, because the revolt was all about these kind of ideas- individualism, worldliness, and strong determination. The war between Satan and God is a symbol of war between Evil and Good. And it also symbolizes the conflict of Humanism with the dominance of religion or church. It is almost impossible for an artist to save his work from the blowing annul. So is in the Paradise Lost. As the wind was blowing against the dominance of religion or church, so Milton supported the ideology of renaissance with his tremendous work of Paradise Lost.

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