Paradise Lost by John Milton | The Rise Of Satan and His Evil Plan (Summary) - HC Vol. 4 Ep18

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Paradise Lost by John Milton | The Rise Of Satan and His Evil Plan
Paradise Lost is an epic poem written by John Milton that tells the story of the rise of Satan out of the depths of hell and his campaign to conquer the will of humans on Earth. This video covers books 1 and 2 out of the 12. Join us as we sit down with Satan's counsel and discuss the path to planting evil on Earth. I hope you enjoy this summary of Paradise Lost.
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@MarvinLaneII 3 месяца назад

Do Not Stop Making Videos…. You Are A Hidden Gem💯

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Well I truly appreciate that! Thanks so much for the kind words. I truly hope you enjoyed the video and stay blessed my friend!

@nobull.1 2 месяца назад

Thank you for spending the time to make these videos. These are great.

@The_Cause 2 месяца назад

I truly appreciate hearing that. Especially as I sit here finishing up the last few edits on the next video in the series. Thanks for watching my friend and stay blessed!

@atterberrypm 3 месяца назад

I am so happy you are breaking this down into several videos - there is so much in this poem! In my high school literature class we were required to read this and complained bitterly because all we knew about it was it was long and didn't rhyme. After the first few pages we were hooked. We even started memorizing our favorite passages.

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Completely agree. I found out pretty quick that this was too good to squeeze all into one or two videos. Breaking it down this way has allowed me to dive into it on a deeper level. I knew this was going to be a harder read but I underestimated how much I would enjoy it. I wish we would have read something like this in high school. This type of work definitely changes how you view literature. At least it has for me. Thanks for watching my friend and stay blessed!

@El_myth 3 месяца назад

Heck yeah! Let’s get this Saturday started right!

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Yes indeed! Hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching. Stay blessed!

@RRScott-uz1lg 2 месяца назад

Excellent work as always! Such a grounded approach to these amazing works. Keep it up.

@The_Cause 2 месяца назад

Glad to hear you enjoyed it and thanks so much for watching. Lots to ground in Paradise Lost! Haha stay blessed my friend!

@c0284 3 месяца назад

Thanks!

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Right back at ya! I truly appreciate the support my friend! Really means a lot. Stay blessed!

@user-hw8hj7fu9j 3 месяца назад

Wendigoon has a really good video on this too! I’ve read it before for my communications degree. My professor thought it was a sympathetic look at evil, I thought she misunderstood the text and was projecting onto it

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Ohh wow! Just looked up Wendigoon and can’t believe I haven’t come across that channel yet. Their huge! I will definitely check them out. I get her point but that is what allows Milton to stand out. He allowed the Satan to have some of the best speeches and lines in the book. To me he created a character that you know you are suppose to hate… but deep down you kind of feel different about him. I don’t think he shows Sympathy to evil but makes us think a little deeper about how conniving and adaptable Satan can be in whichever character he needs to display at the moment. I felt like this when Heath Ledger played Batman. You know he is the bad guy, but you just can’t help but love something hidden about the character. I’m rambling at this point. Haha thanks so much for watching and stay blessed!

@bart-v 3 месяца назад

Even for atheists (like me) Paradise Lost is enthralling! Such a great and deep work. It's like the music of Bach. The Romanian philosopher E.M. Cioran said: "If anyone owed everything to Bach it must be God". The same can be said about Milton.

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

I have never heard that saying but I would definitely agree. Reading Milton's Paradise Lost is like experiencing a song that just hits deep inside of you. I can see where this work surpasses religious preference and can be appreciated by all. Thank you so much for watching. Hope all has been well my friend!

@digitaldaemon74 3 месяца назад

I LOVED Paradise Lost, Milton was a great for sure. Your opening analysis and suggestion was right on. One great thing about these anthologies is you can re-read them in context of a theme (rather than a serial reading) You touched on some great essay/research topics. Cheers!

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Thanks so much for the kind words. Reading Milton has definitely broadened my understanding of literature and allowed me to appreciate poetry from a different light. I am anxious to see what Shakespeare has to offer when we get there. Truly appreciate you watching and hope all has been well my friend!

@jimmyhill9743 3 месяца назад

I have not read Paradise Lost. But have looked at it through the years. I recently picked up a copy of The Iliad. Listening to you as you go through these classics as awaken an interest. Liked you analysis of the first two books. Makes a person think. Which I like. An commend you on this. We definitely need these is our class rooms for today. Take care. Look forward to the next session

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Truly appreciate the kind words and glad these videos have inspired others to read through the classics. These old books have really grounded me over the last year. So far it has been time worth spent and I am looking forward to reading the Iliad as well. So many of these old books reference Homer that it would definitely help to read them first. Thanks for watching and hope all has been well my friend!

@insearchofwonder 26 дней назад

Enjoying this summary and discussion! I wondered also about God placing those creatures at the gates of Hell, but in the annotated edition I read, a footnote said that Milton was creating an analogy, or maybe allegory is the right word here. Sin leads to Death, which leads to Hell. So that's why Sin and Death are "guarding" the gates of hell.

@The_Cause 14 дней назад

Oh wow! That is a really good point. I may need to check out a copy with the annotations as I did not realize they explained stuff like that. Have you finished it yet? Creating videos as I read through has really slowed me down. I am sure you can related with the video creation process. Sometimes I feel I bit off more than I can chew! haha Thanks for watching and stay blessed!

@myvintagelifestyle 3 месяца назад

Excellent work of literature. For those wanting another way to engage with the story - a dramatic version narrated by Sir Ian McKellan (aka Gandalf) was broadcast by the BBC a few years back and is a quick listen!

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Awesome! I was not aware of this. I would love to hear this in Gandalf’s voice. I will most definitely look that up. Truly appreciate you sharing and thanks so much for watching! Stay blessed my friend!

@myvintagelifestyle 3 месяца назад

@@The_Cause Love the channel brother! Back at you.

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

This channel has been a blast so far. I appreciate the kind words!

@stretmediq 3 месяца назад

Satan's rebellion echoes a theme found in other stories probably the most famous being the Olympian Gods overthrow of the Titans. I think this reflects the human yearning for freedom and the resolve to throw off the chains of oppression even if success is uncertain. They are willing to brave the danger. You can see this in historical events such as the American revolution in which 13 weak colonies took on the strongest military force in the world at the time. Zeus won while Satan lost but winning or losing isn't the point it's the struggle that has meaning

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Such a great comment. I noticed that as well. At least in the first two books the problem is freedom. Good and evil may come next and may be used as a weapon but, Satans sole focus at the moment is liberty from hell. Mix a need for liberty with an enormous dose of revenge and that seems to be where Satan is currently at on his journey. Truly appreciate you watching my friend and stay blessed!

@tomluker1743 3 месяца назад

I haven't read this one but I've been looking forward to it.

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

It is probably the best book/poem I have read yet in the Harvard Classics. I really like Franklin's Autobiography just because I love that time period but as far as expanding my literary understanding and challenging me to read deeper. Hands down this poem has made me work for it and because of that it holds the most value at this point in the series. Hope you get a chance to read it and enjoy. Thanks so much for watching!

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

We have officially embarked down Paradise Lost! Hope you all enjoy! Really looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Let me know below if you have read it? Ralston College: www.ralston.ac/humanities-ma?

@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee 3 месяца назад

Going to need a few pots of coffee to get through this one. Milton slinging our words and phrases I never heard of!

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Wait until he gets to earth. You going to need a little something extra in that coffee to keep up!

@evildead167 3 месяца назад

I have read Paradise Lost before. Loving your reflections on how Milton wrote this great poem when he was blind. Truly mind-boggling that he created such a complex work entirely through dictation.

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

It is almost unbelievable to be honest. Just shows how much was stored in his mind at this point. I can barely recall a week ago and he is creating such an epic poem. Makes it that much more special. Truly appreciate you watching my friend and hope all has been well!

@marcoscaba3846 3 месяца назад

If it were only possible for Milton and Nietzsche to have had a discussion.

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Haha that would be a great podcast episode. A good moderator would be needed for that one! Lol if only. Thanks for watching and stay blessed my friend!

@shedactivist 3 месяца назад

Awesome! looking forward to the rest

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Thanks my friend! Truly appreciate you watching and hope you stay blessed!

@klosnj11 3 месяца назад

First to like! Woo! No time to watch now, though. I'll be back...

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Haha when I was checking to see if it published, I already had a like. I was like no way someone got here that fast! Lol

@11227denis 3 месяца назад

Excited for this one!

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

I was too! It did not disappoint. Always appreciate you watching my friend and stay blessed!

@gabrielbrown9013 3 месяца назад

New to the channel. Great video

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Glad to have you here my friend and truly appreciate you watching. Hope you enjoy and stay blessed!

@nickkrupa3818 3 месяца назад

Great video! It's easy to sympathize with the devil in the first few books of Paradise Lost. Milton certainly did not stoop to commit a straw man fallacy. In fact, all of the debates (there are many) in Paradise Lost are well-balanced. I enjoyed reading the debates almost as much as seeing all the imagery come to life in my mind.

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

I see what you mean now about Satan having some of the best lines. Definitely can’t wait to see where Milton goes with it. I have only read up through book 5 at this point. Are you past the 5th volume yet?

@nickkrupa3818 3 месяца назад

@@The_Cause Do you mean book 5 of Paradise Lost? Yes, I finished Paradise Lost. Do you mean Volume 5 of the Harvard Classics? Yes, I finished that volume. The last part of the volume (English Traits) is much better than the others. I'm glad I stuck with it. I looked at Volume 6: Burns. I might need to skip most of that one because I don't know Scottish.

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Yes book 5 of paradise lost. I knew you were reading the 5th volume of the set but I did not know if you made it to the 6th with Burns. We will see how I do with it. Those may be short videos. haha

@mikecook_author 3 месяца назад

I’ve been waiting for this one. I was not aware that Milton coined 3x new English words than Shakespeare 🤔

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

I heard he created Pandemonium so I looked into it more and he created so many words we use today. I figured Shakespeare would have created more as well but I think it was Milton mixing his vast knowledge of Greek and Latin with English. Truly appreciate you watching buddy and hope all has been well!

@mikecook_author 3 месяца назад

@@The_Cause Shakespeare definitely has the larger following in English Literature compared to Milton. It makes sense. My first introduction to Milton was a reference in the Star Trek episode Space Seed not in school.

@Trushaggyful 3 месяца назад

you have natural talent with this shit bro

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

I truly appreciate hearing that. I don’t have a background in it but i do enjoy reading and discussing these stories. Heck I don’t feel qualified or worthy to comment on half of them. Thanks so much for watching and stay blessed!

@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee 3 месяца назад

Ohhh boy! Going to need to pour a "hellish hot" cup of coffee for this one. See you in hell Rob!

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Not personally planning on going. We are just… reading about it.

@w1zzk1dd Месяц назад

keep up these amazing vidos🙌

@The_Cause Месяц назад

I most definitely will! Looks like you are about to catch up to the end! I need to kick it up a bit and get some more videos out. I truly appreciate you going along this journey with me. We have a long way to go!

@w1zzk1dd Месяц назад

@The_Cause oh that's true lol, I'm finally going to catch up soon

@The_Cause Месяц назад

I have a new series I am going to be adding to the channel which I think you will like. Hoping to introduce it next week. I plan to pick a theme and do an 8 book reading on each theme. Should be pretty cool. I would love to hear your thoughts when I put it out.

@w1zzk1dd Месяц назад

@The_Cause that's nice to hear, I really cannot wait😁 I want to ask what are those books but at the same time I don't want to spoil the surprise lol

@benrex7775 3 месяца назад

The coming Friday I (hopefully) have my friends over. It is up to me to plan out this evening. And I decided that we will have an evening where we talk about what we want and how we percieve each other. As an introduction I will show them the video of yours with the title: _"The POWER OF POETRY And The BEAUTY OF RHYME"_ I have not read Paradise Lost and it sounds like a very interesting story.

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Haha that’s so cool to hear! I hope they find it enjoyable. If you like classical literature I think you would enjoy Paradise Lost. For me, it takes some effort to get through but it has been very worth the time. Stay blessed my friend!

@benrex7775 3 месяца назад

@@The_Cause Last time I showed them Three videos on the great western and eastern books by Alexander Arguelles. I found it intersting as it gave an overview and critique from a guy who specializes in that type of stuff. Their response was that they expected a more close up view on it. If I remember correctly I already recommended your channel to them, but I doubt they have watched it yet. And now that I can use one of your videos as an introduction to a topic I will use that chance.

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Well I appreciate you taking the opportunity to share my videos. That means a lot. Really cool that you have some friends that are in to this kind of stuff. Most of mine are not so it makes it hard to talk about these books to anyone in person. Thanks again for sharing my friend. I hope they enjoy it.

@benrex7775 3 месяца назад

@@The_Cause Both of them had Latin at school while I didn't. One of them went all the way to a linguistic bachelor. The other one went the electrical engineering route (like I did as well). But generally speaking this is not actually their interest. We just started meeting every other Friday evening. We alternate in who plans the evening and the goal is to share our hobbies. Which means I don't have to take into consideration if they actually like it or not. This deepens our friendship as we get to know each other and it also helps us learing to show interest in other people who are not like us.

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

That is a really cool concept! I may have to seek out a few friends close by and try and create something similar. You are in Switzerland correct?

@SplashyCannonBall 3 месяца назад

The sad part is that people think the Bible is literal. They think the human mind is not god. If Heaven is in the sky the bird will proceed you. If you use the mind to think of god or read about a god or understanding then that is the God. John 1. If the beginning was Logic and Understanding. It was with god. It is god. Learn the ancient sayings and you will be wise. Proverbs 1:6.

@The_Cause 3 месяца назад

Very good points! I think Milton and many people during that time took a more literal approach to the Bible. He sure had a fun time describing his ideas of it. Truly appreciate you watching and stay blessed my friend!

@user-hw8hj7fu9j 3 месяца назад

They think the ego is God. Humanity is of God’s creation which is perfect. The flaws come from the ego.

@SplashyCannonBall 3 месяца назад

@@user-hw8hj7fu9j god is an adjective. Or something invisible that rules your every being from an invisible realm. Every thing you can say about “god” you can say the same about the mind of a man.