The 'bright' side of the symbol of the marshy pool which denies the stranger access, bears the meaning of a united family, a well-defended country or a secure village, the still water being the image of a peacefulness which nothing can disturb.
There are several epic works that Milton used as his source for Paradise Lost, the most important of which are Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Apart from those works, he also found inspiration in Virgil's Aeneid, as well as Dante's Divine Comedy.
His greatest inspiration is obviously The Bible, but that doesn't belong to epic narratives.
The answer is <u>conflict with society</u>
I just answered it myself, it was correct <3
