In the epic story of Paradise Lost by John Milton, the character of Satan is the archetype of the tragic hero who has the fatal flaw of hubris, or excessive pride. While journeying to the Garden of Eden and seeing God’s creation of Man, Satan reflects upon himself and his past actions through a long soliloquy. He realized that before when he was an angel, his ambition was so great that he was no longer satisfied with the kindness that God showed him, but instead wanted to be above Go