John Milton is a famous English poet of the 17th century. The work he is most famous for is Paradise Lost which is considered one of the greatest epic poems in English (Labriloa). This work the story of Satan's and humanity's fall from God's grace. He was quite politically active and opposed state-sanctioned religon along and opposed tyrannical kingship. Intresetingly Milton became blind later in life and had to dictate Paradise Lost to his daughters who helped him write the epic down. 

In Orlando, Milton is mentioned a few times. Orlando themself has read Milton's work and thinks highly of it. When Nichollas Greene reads Orlandos finished poem "The Oak Tree," he compares the Orlando to Milton himself (Woolf 190). Since Milton is held in such high regaurd, this complement from Greene to Orlando is one of the highest order, and demonstrates Orlando's growth both as a poet and as a person. This occurs towards the end of the novel and signifies the near completion of Orlandos arc. They have grown from the moody and insecure boy into the wise and confidant woman they were meant to be. Ironically, despite wanting Greenes praise desperately in the first few chapters, Orlando does not care as much for his complements now and she has found her own satisfaction in writing poetry not for someone else but rather for herself. 

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Labriola, Albert. "John Milton". Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Jan. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Milton. Accessed 26 May 2021.

Woolf, Virginia. Orlando (Vintage Classics). Random House. Kindle Edition.