Milton’s introduction of Satan shows the reader the thin line between good and evil. Satan was once one of the highest angels in Heaven, and was know as Lucifer, the light bearer. Milton portrays to the reader that Satan was once a strong leader and had a large impact to all in his presence. He best describes Satan’s devious way when stating, “His pride/ had cast him out from Heaven, with all his host. / Of rebel angels, by whose aspiring/ To set himself in glory above his peers” (Book I L 37). Satan’s pride was the main reason that God banned him from heaven. Satan

Till pride and worse ambition threw me down

continuously tried to be above God, instead of following in God’s shadow. He would have lived a life in Paradise forever, but instead, he followed his feelings. “Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heav’n” (L 263). This shows how strongly he felt about not being above God in Heaven, and only being second “best.” Milton uses many examples as the one above to portray Satan’s true qualities to the reader. Milton uses many events like the ones listed above to encourage the reader to view Satan as a hero. Satan is described to be the brightest and most important angel (McColley, 32). These traits of Satan show how one might recognize Satan as the second in power right below God, who was the highest power of all. Before Satan decides to give up what he has and to rebel against God, he was one of the wisest and most beautiful of all the angels in heaven (McColley, 24). Because Satan was seen as the most powerful angel in heaven, this helps him greatly in his rebellion because the other angels look up to him because he was the greatest.

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