This is a compound sentence because it is two independent cluases joined by a conjunction (after). A complex sentence would be one independent clause and one dependent clause joined with a conjunction and a simple sentence is just a sentence with one independent clause.
<span>"He had come forth from the hands of God a perfect creature, happy and prosperous, guarded by the especial care of his Creator." => Adam. Adam is God's special creature, created with utmost care and love, a perfect being that was supposed to rule the Earth and be happy. His tasting of the forbidden fruit brought an end to his happiness and signaled a beginning of toil.
</span>"like him, when I viewed the bliss of my protectors, the bitter gall of envy rose within me." => Satan. One of Satan's crucial features, which ultimately resulted in his banishment, is his envy upon all God's angels and God himself.
<span>"A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me." </span>=> God. He is the only creator and source of everything.
Then I defy you, stars<span>! In Act V scene I </span>Romeo<span> has just found out that Juliet is dead. He is beside himself with grief and he curses "I defy you, stars," which means he denies fate. He denies fate's hold on him and he then plans to kill himself.</span>
Im pretty sure it was Rene Descartes
As an aging, conventional person of little consequence