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Date Posted: 14:08:51 02/20/01 Tue
Author: suga
Author Host/IP: bess2.pisd.edu.151.169.in-addr.arpa / 169.151.1.18
Subject: ENG PAPER
In reply to: Neil 's message, "Re: New BMG" on 18:04:03 11/08/00 Wed

The Inferno and Paradise Lost as Tools for the Betterment of Society
Although both the Inferno and Paradise Lost are often valued as great literary compositions, one can find the common thread in both authors' intent. Both the Milton and Dante attempt to expose the evils of society with the hope of their efforts resulting in the betterment of their immediate society, at the realization of their sense of justice. To accomplish this through their writings 3 things must be done. They must first expose the evils that must be corrected. They must then give reasons to change such evils. They must then provide a means of correction.
To improve upon society, one must begin by exposing the evils that need improvement. Dante is very direct in his confrontation of society. The careful selection of the realms of Hell, crimes to be punished in each realm, punishment for the crimes, and the inhabitants of each realm expose his qualms with his world.

More on inferno
Milton does not focus on the crimes or sins of his time, but instead he focuses on the inherent flaws that man poses as a result of original sin. Leaning away from what Dante believed, he stressed "that results matter less than states of minds." His thoughts can seem to coincide better with those of Locke concerning the Nature of Mankind. He argues that certain characteristics, such as Eve's narcissism or Adam's lust for Eve, are the causes of this fall. More concisely, the aspect of humans that Milton focuses on most is that of selfishness, which includes both Adam's lust and Eve's narcissism.

The selfish nature of humans (evil).

He uses fear as a deterrent from evil as he exposes the "ancient spirits tried/ in endless pain, and [Dante hears] their lamentation/ as each bemoans the second death of souls" (Dante 31).

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Re: ENG PAPER -- suga, 13:55:14 02/21/01 Wed
- FINAL SR PAPER -- suga', 22:06:32 02/22/01 Thu
  - Re: FINAL SR PAPER -- Neil, 08:41:40 02/23/01 Fri