What qualities of an epic do you find in Book-I of Milton's Paradise Lost"?

 

What qualities of an epic do you find in Book-I of Milton's Paradise Lost"?

An epic is a long narrative poem in a lofty style, set in a remote time and place, and dealing with heroic characters and deeds important in the legends and history of a nation or race. 

The characteristics of the epic are: 

  (a) a long narrative poem. 

beginning with invocation. 

  (b)  serious theme aur subject matter taken from my history listen. 

  (C) an uncommon Hero with extraordinary car is with national or International importance. 

  (d) adventurous journey or war 

  (e)  Grand style or lofty manner. 

  (f)   use of epic similes. 

 (g) moral Vision and Mission. 

 (h) use of supernatural element and divine power. 

 (I)  the length of epic is unlimited. 

Generally epics are of two types:

    (i)  folk epic or the primary epic

    (ii)  literally epic or secondary epic. It is also called epic of Art.

Paradise Lost is an epic of art because it has the following characteristic . 

   1.  simility of both subject matter and style. 

   2. University of theme. 

unity of action. 

   3. it has beginning middle and an end. 

 invocation to God. 

   4. Council of power and species of elaborate length. 

   5.  extensive use of epics emails metaforce and classical illusion. 

   6.   Grand style.

   7.   human interest. 

   8.    moral tone.

Paradise lost has sublimity both in its subject matter and style. It says of the disobedience of Men and its consequence followed by his Redemption. so Paradise Lost has a beginning middle and an end. It has a good invocation opening with 'Sing heavenly Muse."

The poet calls upon the Holy spirit to raise and support him in his noble venture of writing an Epic, higher than classical epic and help him "justify the ways of God to men."

Milton has introduced Supernatural machinery in paradise lost in his own way. we find the royal angels under the command of God and Satan with other Fallen angel in hell. Satin by virtue of his leadership qualities stands very prominent. Apart from Adam and Satan,  God himself is a character in paradise lost. He is present in the poem from the beginning to the end. The supremacy of God's power is admitted even by Satan. 

Again paradise lost contains plenty of epic similes, metaphors, and council of war. The setting of the Epic is very vast with cosmic relation to Heaven, Earth and Hell. 

To sum up,  Milton deserves appreciation for creating an epic which excels standard quality of classical epic. So,  Milton triumphs over all the poets both modern and ancient in the technique of writing  epic