Question

select the correct text in the passage.
which three lines or sets of lines in this excerpt from john milton’s paradise lost reflect satan’s apparent regret that he can never experience love?
imparadist in one anothers arms
the happier eden, shall enjoy their fill
of bliss on bliss, while i to hell am thrust,
where neither joy nor love, but fierce desire,
among our other torments not the least,
still unfulfilld with pain of longing pines ;
yet let me not forget what i have gaind
from their own mouths; all is not theirs it seems:
one fatal tree there stands of knowledge calld,
forbidden them to taste: knowledge forbidden?
suspicious, reasonless. why should their lord
envie them that? can it be sin to know,

Explanation:

To determine Satan's regret of never experiencing love, we analyze the lines:

1. "Where neither joy nor love, but fierce desire," – Shows absence of love.
2. "Among our other torments not the least," – Indicates torment from lack of love.
3. "Still unfulfill'd with pain of longing pines;" – Reflects longing (unfulfilled love - related emotion).

These lines highlight his unfulfilled desire for love, showing regret for never experiencing it. Other lines focus on Eden's bliss, knowledge tree, or Hell, not love's absence.

Answer:

• "Where neither joy nor love, but fierce desire,"
• "Among our other torments not the least,"
• "Still unfulfill'd with pain of longing pines;"