"Book X and Acquainted with the Night"
Book IX presents to us the climax of Paradise Lost, while Book X presents its resolution. The Son tries to bring back order to the world by adminstering punishments for the fall. Milton elminates Satan and the other supporting characters from the rest of the poem. In doing so, the source of human temptation is taken away, allowing there to be complete focus on Adam and Eve's regret.
Both Frost and Milton use symbolism to portray lonesome feelings of isolation through the speakers. These feelings come from awful deeds performed, through which the speakers feel ashamed of. It is in Book X where Adam and Eve repent, asking God for forgivesnesss in order to redeem humankind.
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Using Spark Notes is fine; claiming their ideas as your own is plagiarism.
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