Questions in Past Papers (PU) | Paradise Lost By John Milton | Eureka Study Aids

1. Examine Paradise Lost as a Renaissance Epic. (2003)

2. Who, do you think is responsible for the fall of Man Adam or Eve? Illustrate from Book-IX of the Paradise Lost. (2004) 

3. Dr. Johnson remarked about Milton's Paradise Lost that "its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure". Do you agree? (2004) 

4. In writing the 'Paradise Lost' has Milton succeeded in justifying the ways of God to men? (2005)

5. Milton conceived and executed the scheme of Paradise Lost in accordance with the principles of classical epics. Discuss. (2006) 

6. On the basis of your reading Book I of Paradise Lost, bring out Satan's qualities of leadership. (2007)

7. Discuss Eve's character as it develops in Paradise Lost Book IX. (2007)

8. What epic conventions does Milton follow in writing of his 'Paradise Lost'. Elucidate. (2008)

9. Discuss Milton's style in Paradise Lost. (2009) 

10. Compare and contrast Milton's presentation of Adam and Satan in Paradise Lost. (2010)

11. Do you think that Milton's Paradise Lost meets with all the requirements of a successful epic? (2011)

12. Milton was Satan's party without knowing it. Support or refute the statement. (2012)

13. The Temptation Scene in Book IX of Paradise Lost. 1/2 (2012) 

14. How far do your agree to the statement that in Paradise Lost Milton has justified the ways of God to men? Explain you answer with arguments. (2013)

15. "Paradise Lost shows Milton as Christian Humanist using all the resources of the European literary tradition that had come down to him --- biblical, classical, medieval and Renaissance." Discuss. (Milton's Paradise Lost) (2014) 

16. Discuss Eve's character in the light of Temptation Scene in Book IX.  (2015) 

17. Do you find Satan attractive or repulsive? Draw on your reading of the text to prove your point of view. (2016) 

18. Discuss the rise and fall of Satan in "Paradise Lost". (2017)

19. Critically analyze Satan's character in the light of his speech in Book I of Milton's "Paradise Lost". (2018)

20. How far would you agree that Milton was with the devil's party, without knowing it? (2019)

21. Temptation Scene in Book IX Paradise Lost 1/2 (2019)