In Paradise Lost, he tells the story of Satan's banishment from Heaven. He and his army have plotted war against God and are now doomed to the fiery pits of hell. The complex character of Satan has many revolutionary qualities. Milton portrays Satan as a rebel who exhibits certain heroic qualities. It is evident through out the story that Satan’s heroic power comes from his ability to lead and a strong influence to all in his presence.

All the main characters in Paradise Lost are concerned with freedom. Those who understand true freedom know that it consists of obeying God's will without question. Those who do not understand it think freedom means being free from someone else's will and fol

Or much more grievous pain?” (X, 498-501)

While Satan may not be the "hero" of Paradise Lost, Milton quickly establishes him as its main character, and he is the most complex and detailed of Milton's portraits. His unrepentant evil nature is enticing; even cast down in defeat, he does not consider changing his ways: "to do aught good never will be our task, / But ever to do ill our sole delight" (I.159-160), he insists. In particular, as he explains to Beelzebub, he wishes to "pervert" God's will and find a way to make evil out of good. Maintaining this belief takes a lot of ego--the battle has just demonstrated God's overwhelming power, and the devils could not even have lifted themselves off the lake of fire unless God had allowed it. He allowed it precisely because He intends to turn their evil designs towards a greater good in the end. Satan's pride has caused him to believe that his own free intellect is as great as God's will; "the mind," he famously says, "is its own place, and in itself / Can make a heav'n of !

Satan’s rebellion leads us to another one of his most noticeable qualities. This would be his ability to give speeches. With this ability, Satan is able to influence others to follow him in his rebellion. When Satan says, “to govern, not to serve” he emphasizes liberty and encourages the other angels in heaven to all join him and his rebellion (Revard 216). Milton uses the whole rebellion scene, when put together with the battle in heaven, ends up being one-eighth of Paradise Lost, to show heroic qualities in Satan. Devoting this much time to a certain scene

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