I think Milton is encouraging us in these similes to question, really to wrestle with, the theological certainties that the rest of the poem labors to establish.

我想弥尔顿是通过这些比喻来激励我们提出疑问，更多的也在和神学上的确定性相互角力,这是剩下的部分着重要表达的。

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I'm not quite sure,because we have to turn to a metaphysical question that we've touched upon before,namely,can souls split?

我不太确定，因为要先提出一个以前说过的,形而上学的问题，就是，灵魂可以分裂么？

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