Paradise Lost | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Pandemonium - The palace of Satan, built in Hell after he and his followers are thrown into the abyss.

Tree of Knowledge - The one tree in Paradise from which Adam and Eve must not eat, or else they will become mortal.

Paradise/Eden - The portion of the earth in which Adam and Eve live, where the climate is always perfect and humans and animals get along in perfect harmony.