We continue to follow Milton’s “Paradise Lost” and Gustav Doré’s accompanying illustrations. In the last part of our series, Milton’s Satan came upon God’s creation: two human beings, Adam and Eve, enjoying the fruits of paradise. The archangel Uriel, who unwittingly pointed out Earth to a disguised Satan, hurries to the archangel Gabriel to warn him of the suspicious character searching for Earth.
So promised he; and Uriel to his charge/Returned (IV. 589, 590), 1866, by Gustav Doré for John Milton’s “Paradise Lost.” Engraving. (Public Domain).
Uriel Warns Gabriel
It is Gabriel’s responsibility to make sure that nothing evil enters the Garden of Eden. Uriel approaches Gabriel and tells him that a spirit came and began to ask questions about God’s new creation. Uriel showed this spirit where Earth was located, and the spirit immediately headed there. Unknown to this spirit, Uriel continued to watch, and Uriel noticed that the spirit’s heavenly appearance changed when it arrived on Earth: it no longer looked as if it came from heaven. …