How does John Milton portray Satan in his poem, "Paradise Lost"? In this epic poem, Satan's traits include pride, treachery, and persistent spitefulness. I believe that these character traits compare to the leadership of Howe Military School. Satan commits many prideful acts throughout the poem. This shows when Milton writes, "what time his pride / Had cast him out of Heaven, with all his host / of rebel angels, by whose aid aspiring / To set ... expand their power. The leaders order cadets to commit acts of an extremely offensive nature to get revenge. In John Milton's "Paradise Lost," the p...

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... parts. Eve is depicted as an oblivious woman in Paradise Lost because of Milton's poor relationships with women in the past. In the book, The Divorce Tracts of John Milton, John Milton states "The imaginations of men are in a great measure under the control of their opinions" (43. 9-10). In Paradise Lost, the character Eve is very different than Eve in the Bible. Because of John Milton's relationships, his readers and researchers ... believe that his representation of Eve is biased in his book and ... sleep to tell him about a dream she had. In her dream, An angel lures her to the Tree ...

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... writing is as much a reflection of his exterior turmoil as it is a true inspiration of the mind. These exterior influences and pressures, combined with Milton's amazing ability and the mirror his writings seem to hold up to society, are the key to understanding Milton's confusing ambiguity in making Satan the epic hero in "Paradise Lost". The critical readings and commentaries on "Paradise Lost" seem to be overwhelmed by the ... to the volatile society around him when constructing this poem. Heaven is clearly a monarchy and Hell is parliamentary with Satan reflecting in some ways Cromwe...

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