Synopsis of Paradise Lost by John Milton

Paradise Lost written by John Milton is an epic poem based on the biblical story of Adam and Eve. The poem begins with Satan and other rebel angels creating hell in spite of heaven. Satan, devoted to provoking the Fall of man by tempting Eve with the apple, travels to Earth disguised as an angel. Gabriel catches Satan and sends him back out of Earth. Eve eventually divulges her temptation and eats the apple and Adam does the same. They then divulge in sin and fall into a deep sleep. When they wake up they feel extremely guilty and grasp the extremity of their wrongdoings and God expels them from the Garden. The poem ends when Adam and Eve are taking a walk of solitude with 'the world before them'.