This
paper explains that the meaning of youth and innocence in "Comus" is more than allegorical because every human character is
pubescent and yet untested by the
temptations of maturity. The author points out that Milton, like many neo-Platonists, found much in antiquity to validate his Christian
piety; thus, by using the
stories of Biblical lore, the innovation of fictitious stories involving ancient characters was a sound opportunity for young writers like Milton in the early 17th century. The paper concludes that Milton's monotheism leaves all forms of evil as pitiful attempts to soil the convictions of the devout; and the lesson, implied by the audience, is that God reigns powerful enough to direct and forgive anyone of virtue who lived before Christ and anyone who has sinned since his birth.