While browsing through you-tube, i came across a little skit based on Paradise Lost. I can't seem to get the video to embed, but you can watch it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jE2FgIkGlE&feature=related.
Initially, as I watched this video, I took it as little more than a general representation of the basics of Paradise Lost. But as I watched for a second time, I started to like it more. Besides the fact that the little clay people are just plain cute, I liked the simplicity of the video. Milton uses complex language to get his ideas across, and the symbols that he has strewn throughout the poem sometimes take several readings to even notice. Although the video only tackles a small part of the poem, mainly the creation and fall of man, I thought that the creator of the video did an excellent job breaking down the basic emotions provoked within Paradise Lost, and representing them in a way that is easy for nearly anyone to understand. Overall, I'm sure this video was made only for entertainment purposes, but as a reader of Paradise Lost, it was nice for someone to make Milton simple for once.
-Sheryl W
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