
John Milton: Party of the Devil
Art of Darkness
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The Impacts of the Civil War on Milton's Life
In 1643, Milton's brother serving in the royal army went into hiding to avoid prison and it wasn't seen by another member of his family for years. Mary Powell had left him and suddenly one of the most important subjects amidst the Civil War for Milton to write about is divorce. He finds it very important that, hey, there should be ways, how's a man supposed to get divorced around here?
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