Very well presented. It is an interesting take on Paradise Lost, with the contemporary spiritual and political nuances. One thing to add is, that Milton was so involved in the republican movement, that upon the restoration of the crown, Milton was in 'active hiding'. He was a wanted man.
But, even though you fairly portrayed him, his Paradise Lost had to make many 'compromises' in my view. Because he knew he could challenge the political structures, as dangerous as it was, but he knew dare not IN THE SAME WAY challenge religious ideology.
So,I do not want to say your presentation is reductionist to some extent,because I really like it. I am just saying that Milton knew he could not go 'full throttle', because instead of a wanted man, he would have ended being a hanged man.
Religious aspect was not challenged in the same way. When Eve is looking into the water, like it is a mirror, a looking glass effect our psyche enters upon emegrence of 'Self', the ego, the experience of separation. So Paradise Lost carries 2 stories, 2 way of perception at the same time, which was a bluprint for many rennaissance writers. It is a masterpiece in psychology in my view. The protagonist experiences deep 'humiliation' in heaven, the subsequent pride emergence, the perception of 'separation', and sense of self. So, to me, it sounds he describes how, a deep childhood trauma scars the soul deep from the outset of life. Only Milton did not go into details, and kept the imagery mythical. Dostoyevsky, on the other hand, in The Karamazov Brothers went into torture, self harm and pedofilia full on, especially in Grand Inquisitor. His father was killed by surfs, and he himself suffered from Epilepsy. Well, we know know why. Epstein files illuminated the the whole history of literature.
Anyway, excellent take on Parasise Lost. I really enjoyed that. Thank you.