Paradise Lost, by Milton, reflects the turbulant times during the civil war in England.

He makes many
parallels. God and the King are supposed to be in charge, however the people or Adam and Eve
disobeyed them, and Satan or the revolutionaries are creating problems that did not previously exist,
"If he opposed; and with ambitious aim/ Against the throne and monarchy of God..."(Milton 41-42).
Satan and the revolutionaries whispered words full of deceit into the ears of Eve and the people who
once followed the king, "Stirred up with envy and revenge, deceived/ The mother of mankind..." (Milton
35-36). There were not winners or losers in the fact that God had to punish his children, which is
something he did not want to do, just like the king had to defend himself and punish his people. Adam
and Eve were scorned and did not have the comforts they once owned, nor did they have the trust of
God, like the people of England who were punished and no longer had the trust and freedoms they had
once been granted by the king. Lastly, Satan was unished and cast out again, though he continued to
fight against God to gain control, which draws a parallel to revolutionaries like Cromwell. The victory is
not total, and peace does not always follow after war, for there is always a party that feels wronged by
the results and plans and plots for their next move. "That we must change (exchange) for Heaven, this
mornful gloom/ For that celestial light? Be it so, since e/ Who now is sovereign can dispose and bid/
What shall be right..." (Milton 244-247).