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Analysis of Paradise Lost by John Milton, Book I, lines 1-10 'Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, Heavenly Muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, dids't inspire That shepherd, who first taught the chosen seed In the beginning how the heavens and earth Rose out of chaos;...' Paradise Lost is a religious-philosphopic epic written in blank verse, the English heroic verse. It includes myth, legend, folklore and history and it's of national significance since it embodies the history and aspirations of a nation in the grand style. The epic is about Adam and Eve, how they were created and how they lost their place in the Garden of Eden (Paradise). Milton took the theme from the Book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible...

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