Byron's play "Cain" (1821) is a controversial three-act "mystery" exploring themes of rebellion, blasphemy, and existential questioning. It depicts Cain's journey of seeking knowledge from Lucifer, his fratricide, and the consequences of his actions.
Byron's play "Cain" (1821) is a three-act 'mystery' that caused controversy for its perceived blasphemy and Byron's apparent preference for Cain over Abel. The play follows Cain's rebellion, his quest for forbidden knowledge from Lucifer, his murder of Abel, and his subsequent remorse and exile.
| Front | Cain(قابیل) |
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| Back | a play Byron three acts called by his author a 'mystery' like his other plays Byron insisted that it is not for stage 1821 produced a storm of abuse it was widely considered blasphemous partly because of Byron's readiness to deploy Cuvier's argument on the creation of earth and partly because he obviously preferred Cain to Abel Cain follows its hero's rebellion against post-lapsarian life of foil, his turning to Lucifer to find out more than God will reveal , his journey through the universe under the guidance of Lucifer , his killing of Abel and the remorse and exile that is the murder's consequence. |
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