... admiration, fear and pity and had to display a tragic weakness or flaw in his character which was to lead to his downfall" (Kaiter and Sandiuc 453). Satan is portrayed this way in Paradise Lost. He is cocky, proud, and extremely willing to do anything to reach his goals; he wants to be in control of the universe. He uses his eloquent speaking skills to convince the other ... angels to fight with him against God in a war he knows he cannot win. All of the same qualities that help him succeed in forming his army are the same characteristics that ultimately lead to his defeat. Milton write...

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... in Heaven through the fall 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 describes the characters as the way he believes they are throughout the epic. In book two of Paradise Lost, Milton portrays Satan ... ). Milton's Paradise Lost demonstrates the thin line between good and evil. Although Satan was once one of the highest ang...

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... As far 'Paradise Lost' is concerned it action has a unity of texture. The central action is the "Fall of man" and all the other things; the battle of angels, the creation of the world and Satan's speeches are subordinate. The picking of the fruit of the "Tree of knowledge" by Eve is the apex of the whole architecture of 'Paradise Lost'. In fact Milton's epic ... has the wholeness and unity as no episode seems superfluous and every detail, every scene in it, is a part of the central action. Moreover ... The characters in 'Paradise Lost' are all creatures of gigantic propor...

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... in the notion of how heroism is portrayed, such that one, The Faerie Queene, conforms to the traditional notions of heroism of knighthood and chivalry, whereas Paradise Lost undermines these traditions of classical heroism by presenting a hero that saves humanity without any act of violence or aggression. Milton's Paradise Lost is an epic poem showing the battle between G-d and Satan, good and evil. He portrays the devil as the character ... who wants to ruin G-d's creations, but at first, Milton presents him such that he seems as the hero of the story. This is because like a typical pro...

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... is quite easy to posses many heroic qualities and still be evil at the base. This is exactly the case with John Milton's Satan from his poem Paradise Lost. A hero is generally defined as a great warrior, who shows great courage or the main male character in a literary or dramatic work. Heroic is defined as exhibiting courage or daring and having impressive size, power, or affect ... . Satan certainly fulfills each of these requirements to be a hero. Along with these heroic qualities that Milton portrays in Satan, he also gives Satan many of the characteristics of a villain. These ... ...

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