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A Prose Analysis On Milton's "Sonnet XIX"
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John Milton, a poet who was completely blind in 1651 wrote "Sonnet
XIX" in 1652; this sonnet is his response to his loss of sight. The theme
of the sonnet is the loss and regain of primacy of experience. Milton
offers his philosophical view on animism and God. .... Middle of Essay
.... talent which is death to hide" is an allusion to the biblical
context of the bible. Line three refers to the story of Matthew XXV, 14-30
where a servant of the lord buried his single talent instead of investing
it. At the lord's return, he cast the servant into the "outer darkness"
and deprived all he had. Hence, Milton devoted his life in writing;
however, his blindness raped his God's gift away. A tremendous cloud
casted over him and darkened his reality of life and the world. Like the
servant, Milton was flung into the darkness.
Line seven, "Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?" describes the
limitations and burdens of a person who has l ....
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