Question

Read the passage.

Him the Almighty Power
Hurled headlong flaming from the ethereal sky
With hideous ruin and combustion down
To bottomless perdition, there to dwell
In adamantine chains and penal fire . . .

What does the speaker describe in these lines from Paradise Lost by John Milton?


a)Satan returning to Heaven after falling into Hell


b)God describing to Satan how he envisions Hell


c)God leaving Heaven to speak to Satan in Hell


d)God throwing Satan from Heaven down to Hell

Answer 1

d)God throwing Satan from Heaven down to Hell

Step-by-step explanation:

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"God throwing Satan from Heaven down to Hell"

Answer 2

d) God throwing Satan from Heaven down to Hell.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this excerpt, Milton describes the scene of God throwing Satan from Heaven to Hell. He tells us how Satan was hurled from the ethereal sky, and that he was welcomed by ruin and combustion. This ruin and combustion is Hell. Hell in this excerpt is also described as "bottomless perdition." Moreover, Satan is described as living in chains and among fire.