Paul Williams in his article, Paradise lost, gives a short biography and overview on the John Milton's Paradise Lost. He supports his claims by citing the sources for his information; this adds credibility to the piece of writing. The author's purpose is to inform the reader of John Milton's life and how his epic poem can be interpreted so that it can be understood by people of intelligence. The author's audience are people of a high school degree or higher. Williams provides a short biography of Milton's life and provides examples that define him as an author. He also explains how some pieces of Milton's writing can be decoded so that it can be easily understood. Also he writes how Milton's views are reflected into Paradise Lost by claiming that Lucifer is the victim in the story of Adam and Eve. The author made assumptions about Milton and how his writing can be interpreted so it is somewhat bias. I will use this source as a basic biography and for it to fully understand the poem itself.

Margaret Barker, religious interpreter, in her writing "Paradise Lost" states that Adam (man) is the main idea of John Milton's Paradise Lost. Barker gives supporting evidence through Hebrew phrases and other religions by proving excerpts from the different forms of the bible. The author's purpose is to inform the reader of how Milton connected man with the multiple types of religions in order to show the reader how deep the book really goes. The author writes in a scholarly type of style so an educated person and understand it. Margaret Barker interprets excerpts from paradise lost to try to support Milton's claims of man in paradise lost. Barker uses opinions of well known rabbis and preachers to try to decode the way Milton stated that 'God created the Adam in his image, … male and female he created them.' The source seems to be credible as it is from the department of external church relations. The evidence within the article is represented well and has in depth research supporting the statements. This source will be used to try to decode Milton's epic poem and try to connect other religions to the belief of Adam and Eve.