失樂園英文讀后感

1、失樂園英文讀后感導讀：失樂園英文讀后感The success of Milton ' s Paradise Lost owes much to thedepicti on of the mai n epicimage of Sata n whose attributes enable him to achieve tragic status. Although Satan may be an epic machi ne, he is best portrayed as the tragic an ti-hero of paradise Lost. The critics in the

2、world have been concerning the image of Sata n in Paradise Lost, whose complexity makes the poem more con troversial.The reas on why the image un der Milt on ' s pen is so complex is that the Sata n attracts the poet s inner force, which drives him to change the people' straditional ideas an

3、d cause resonance of all the revolutionaries.Satan in the Bible is an image of devil. But in ParadiseLost, Sata n challe nges the authority of God and want to be free, he is a fighter for freedom. The poet portrayed Sata n as a brave hero that went to get rid of god ' s domination. In Paradise L

4、ost, the Sata n was the most successful image the author shaped.The allure of free will is where the attractive ness and power of Sata n's character lies. Stanley Fisharguesin his essay, The Harassed Reader in Paradise Lost, that Satan possesses a form of heroism which is easy to admire because

5、it is visible and flamboyant and that, on that basis, Sata n ' s attractive ness is only in itial. Milt on was, un doubtedly, con scious that he was in dan ger of portray ing Sata n as too much of a heroic figure and made efforts to be little him through the use of unflattering imagery, and by h

6、ighlighting his less complimentary characteristics.Nonetheless, our emotions are still fired. Our first encounter with Satan and his rebel hosts occurs in Book I, whe n they are recoveri ng from the shock of hav ing bee n expelled from heave n by the Son after three days of fighti ng the an gels of

7、God. Despite the defeat he has suffered, Sata n gains our admirati on by display ing resilie nee in quickly coming to terms with the change in his circumstances, in remustering his forces and organizing the building of his palace, Pan dem on ium. At the same time he dem on strates his determ in atio

8、 n not to be defeated and shows true qualities of leadership, persuasively argu ing that there is still hope for battle and victory. Sata n is convincing in his first speech to Beelzebub, his chief part ner in crime, as he declares: What though the field be lost? All is not lost; the unconquerable w

9、ill, And study of reve nge, immortal hate, And courage n ever to submit or yield: And what is else not to be overcome? That glory n ever shall his wrath or might Extort from me. AlthoughSata n may be an epic machi ne, he is best portrayed as the tragic anti-hero of “ Paradise Lost ” or, at the very

10、least, a main character who possesses the stature and attributes which enable him to achieve tragic status. In the Greek tradition, the esse ntial comp onents of tragedy are admirati on, fear and pity for the hero ' , who has to display a tragic weakness or flaw in his character, which will lead

11、 to his downfall. It might be argued that the flaws in Satan' s character are such that weshould feel no admirati on, fear or pity for him, yet he can be see n to in spire these emotio ns. Sata n' s tragic flaws arepointed out in Book I. They are envy, pride, and ambition towards self-glorif

12、ication. Satan' s pride, in particular, isstressed throughout Paradise Lost.The poet condemned God through Satan ' s words. On the surface, God had given human free will; in fact, he had suppressed the true freedom.Obviously, the poet's criticism and condemn ati on of God were out from the social reality of Un ited Kin gdom. The tyrant was the embodime nt of Stuart.M