Project Gutenberg 2006-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 1697 Milton, John 1608 1674 Bell, William 1860 1940 Bell, W. (William) Milton's Comus Produced by Curtis Weyant, Louise Pryor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Case Western Reserve University Preservation Department Digital Library) "Milton's Comus" by John Milton is a lyrical masque written in the early 17th century. This poem explores themes of virtue, temptation, and the conflict between chastity and indulgence, encapsulated in the narrative of the character Comus, who represents sensuality and excess. The main storyline revolves around a young lady who faces temptation but ultimately upholds her virtue, aided by her brothers and an attendant spirit. The beginning of "Comus" introduces us to an ethereal attendant spirit, tasked with protecting the children of a noble Earl as they navigate a dark and enchanted forest. The spirit reflects on the world above and below, contrasting the divine with the tempting, corrupted realm of Comus, who is portrayed as a sorcerer adept in leading innocents astray. As the lady becomes separated from her brothers, she encounters Comus, who attempts to seduce her with promises of pleasure, setting the stage for the ensuing battle between virtue and vice. This opening segment highlights the overarching themes of the masque and lays the groundwork for the moral conflict that unfolds throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Poetry PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 469152 2025-08-08T10:49:20.334256 text/html 471050 2006-11-15T00:17:44 text/html 227409 2025-08-08T10:49:32.990176 application/epub+zip 232824 2025-08-08T10:49:24.195251 application/epub+zip 225991 2025-08-08T10:49:22.332235 application/epub+zip 481828 2025-08-08T10:49:38.267178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465611 2025-08-08T10:49:31.843222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428520 2022-09-09T11:23:29.600530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306905 2025-08-08T10:49:18.413235 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 306863 2006-11-15T00:17:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 306684 2006-11-15T06:25:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 306750 2006-11-15T06:24:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22556 2025-08-08T10:49:38.430137 application/rdf+xml 12491 2025-08-08T10:49:22.911204 image/jpeg 3338 2025-08-08T10:49:22.624209 image/jpeg 127757 2006-11-15T00:18:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 127291 2006-11-15T06:26:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 153042 2006-11-15T00:18:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 127129 2006-11-15T06:26:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 219291 2025-08-08T10:49:20.364232 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia