Not Our Stars, But The Most Well Known Epic Poems Of The...

Not in Our Stars, But in Ourselves â€Å"Whose fault? / Whose but his own?† is a question that has been raised many times in human history (Milton 3.96). Many authors and poets have tackled the question of why humanity is constantly tested and tempted to sin, and, further, whether humanity has the free will to decide its own fate. After the Reformation of the Catholic church that created Protestantism, the idea of predestination was very popular. Protestant ideology claimed that only a few people were destined to be saved or damned by God, and that only some people will be saved. This created a general anxiety about faith and free will in Renaissance England, leading many to question who was at fault when human beings sin. Two of the most well-known epic poems of the Renaissance era are The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser and Paradise Lost by John Milton. Both poems feature characters that face trials and tribulations, and how the respective poems deal with the trails reveals different ideas about fate, free wi ll, and the idea of being tested. Both poems use temptation relation to female bodies and sexual desire, diverse reactions to falling and failure, and prophecy that contribute to two different ideas about free will and the role of God in the lives of his creations. Female seduction and sexual temptation are featured both in The Faerie Queene and Paradise Lost, but are represented in different ways. In Paradise Lost, Eve leads to the eventual downfall of Adam because sheShow MoreRelatedA Formalistic Reading of John Miltons Lycidas2679 Words   |  11 PagesJohn Milton is one of the greatest stars in the sky of English literature. He is mostly known because of his well-known masterpiece â€Å"Paradise Lost†. 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