I can't help but notice some of the spirit of Milton's Paradise Lost in the Blake readings. Before the fall (Age of innocence) we see mercy, pity (towards Satan), peace, and love all exemplified by Adam and Eve. They, as humanity, reflect these attributes of God. However, one they are "enlightened," we see then fall into this pattern of cruelty, jealousy, terror, and secrecy. As Blake states in "The Voice of the Ancient Bard," we as their descendants must now ourselves be led to view an awakening dawn. We must be led by the one who is "new-born" so that we might leave these things behind us.
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