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Satire
Definition of Setting
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or it can be an imagined... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the... read full definition
Setting
Explanation and Analysis:
Like the Greek epic poem the Odyssey, which traverses time and space, encompassing a number of disparate settings, Paradise Lost is set in several different realms: namely Heaven, Hell, and Eden (Paradise). Eden is part of the human universe, described as a "pendent world" that hangs on a "golden chain" attached to Heaven. In between Heaven and Hell is Chaos, a disorderly no man's land (or a "great gulf") guarded by the monstrous creatures Sin and Death, and presided over by Chaos personified. Hell is Satan's domain, created by God as a punishment for his disobedience, and Heaven is God's realm.
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