The World's Greatest Books — Volume 17 — Poetry and DramaAct 3 — JOHN MILTON[AA]Reading editionChapter navigation105 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterIntroductory materialGOETHEGoetz von Berlichingen[A]Act IAct IIAct IIIAct IVAct VIphigenia in Tauris[B]Act I Iphigenia and Thoas.Act II Orestes and Pylades.Act III Iphigenia and Orestes.Act IV Iphigenia alone.Act V Thoas alone.GOGOL[C]The Inspector-GeneralAct IAct IIAct IIIAct IVOLIVER GOLDSMITH[D]She Stoops to ConquerAct IAct IIAct IIIAct IVAct VHEINRICH HEINE[E]Atta Troll A Summer Night's DreamHOMER[F]The IliadThe Odyssey[G]HORACE[H]PoemsVICTOR HUGO[I]HernaniAct IAct IIAct IIIAct IVMarion de Lorme[J]Act IAct IIAct IIIRuy Blas[K]Act IAct IIAct IIIThe King Amuses Himself[L]Act IAct IIAct IIIThe Legend of the Ages[M]HENRIK IBSEN[N]The Master BuilderAct IAct IIAct IIIThe Pillars of Society[O]Act IAct IIAct IIIAct IVBEN JONSON[P]Every Man in His HumourAct IAct IIAct IIIAct VJUVENAL[Q]SatiresFRIEDRICH KLOPSTOCK[R]The MessiahGOTTHOLD EPHRAIM LESSING[S]Nathan the WiseAct IAct IIAct IIIHENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW[T]Evangeline, A Tale of AcadieThe Song of Hiawatha[U]LUCRETIUS[V]On the Nature of ThingsOssian[W]CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE[X]The Tragical History of Dr. FaustusAct IAct IIAct IIIMARTIAL[Y]Epigrams, Epitaphs and PoemsPHILIP MASSINGER[Z]A New Way to Pay Old DebtsAct IAct IIAct IIIJOHN MILTON[AA]Paradise LostParadise Regained[AB]Samson Agonistes[AC]MOLIÈRE[AD]The Doctor in Spite of HimselfAct IAct IIPrevious chapter ←Act 3 — Act IIINext chapter →Act 3 — Paradise LostAll chapters and sections (105)Opening pagesFront matterIntroductory materialOther sectionsGOETHEGoetz von Berlichingen[A]Acts12345Act 5 · Other sectionsIphigenia in Tauris[B]Act 1 · Acts1Act 2 · Acts2Act 3 · Acts3Act 4 · Acts4Act 5 · Acts5Act 5 · Other sectionsGOGOL[C]The Inspector-GeneralAct 1 · Acts1Act 2 · Acts2Act 3 · Acts3Act 4 · Acts4Act 4 · Other sectionsOLIVER GOLDSMITH[D]She Stoops to ConquerAct 1 · Acts1Act 2 · Acts2Act 3 · Acts3Act 4 · Acts4Act 5 · Acts5Act 5 · Other sectionsHEINRICH HEINE[E]Atta Troll A Summer Night's DreamHOMER[F]The IliadThe Odyssey[G]HORACE[H]PoemsVICTOR HUGO[I]HernaniAct 1 · Acts1Act 2 · Acts2Act 3 · Acts3Act 4 · Acts4Act 4 · Other sectionsMarion de Lorme[J]Act 1 · Acts1Act 2 · Acts2Act 3 · Acts3Act 3 · Other sectionsRuy Blas[K]Act 1 · Acts1Act 2 · Acts2Act 3 · Acts3Act 3 · Other sectionsThe King Amuses Himself[L]Act 1 · Acts1Act 2 · Acts2Act 3 · Acts3Act 3 · Other sectionsThe Legend of the Ages[M]HENRIK IBSEN[N]The Master BuilderAct 1 · Acts1Act 2 · Acts2Act 3 · Acts3Act 3 · Other sectionsThe Pillars of Society[O]Act 1 · Acts1Act 2 · Acts2Act 3 · Acts3Act 4 · Acts4Act 4 · Other sectionsBEN JONSON[P]Every Man in His HumourAct 1 · Acts1Act 2 · Acts2Act 3 · Acts3Act 5 · Acts5Act 5 · Other sectionsJUVENAL[Q]SatiresFRIEDRICH KLOPSTOCK[R]The MessiahGOTTHOLD EPHRAIM LESSING[S]Nathan the WiseAct 1 · Acts1Act 2 · Acts2Act 3 · Acts3Act 3 · Other sectionsHENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW[T]Evangeline, A Tale of AcadieThe Song of Hiawatha[U]LUCRETIUS[V]On the Nature of ThingsOssian[W]CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE[X]The Tragical History of Dr. FaustusAct 1 · Acts1Act 2 · Acts2Act 3 · Acts3Act 3 · Other sectionsMARTIAL[Y]Epigrams, Epitaphs and PoemsPHILIP MASSINGER[Z]A New Way to Pay Old DebtsAct 1 · Acts1Act 2 · Acts2Act 3 · Acts3Act 3 · Other sectionsJOHN MILTON[AA]Paradise LostParadise Regained[AB]Samson Agonistes[AC]MOLIÈRE[AD]The Doctor in Spite of HimselfAct 1 · Acts1Act 2 · Acts2JOHN MILTON[AA]Notes in this chapterNote 1 · John Milton, the peer of Dante as one of the world's master-poets, was born in Bread Street, London, on December 9, 1608, the son of a well-← Act IIIParadise Lost →