... of man in Paradise Lost, Satan's weapon at every point is some form of fraud (Anderson, 135). Milton's Paradise Lost explains the biblical story of Adam and Eve. Although the epic is similar to the Bible story in many ways, Milton's character structure of Satan differs from that of the Bible's version. Milton ... 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 help...

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... Christian faith. Each number represents some form of Christian symbol. Two symbolizes the duality of nature, the difference between Church and State, the Old and New Testament, corporal and spritual. The number three plays an especially important role throughout the poem. One poem divided into three canticles represents three persons ... day before Good Friday. He is confronted by three beasts each with a different representation: a leopard which represents lust, a lion which represents pride, and a she-wolf which represents covetousness. The Latin poet Virgil, who was sent by Dante's los...

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