... destruction and God is just a bystander. Although, when Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit they lose their utopian paradise it is not the absolute fall of mankind because in the end hope overcomes despair and mankind is saved after all. In Paradise Lost, Satan is a complex character which undergoes much change and turmoil throughout his journey to destroy mankind. He was once considered the highest angel under ... God however, his sins of pride and envy overpower his obedience to God and therefore, he is cast down from heaven. Now consumed with hatred he persuades others to ... ...

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... simile that compares his great size to that of mythical figures. This simile drags on for sixteen lines of direct comparison. This comparison to mythical figures makes the reader think more about the subject therefore invoking more thought about Satan's powerful stature. Due to the drama and persuasiveness of Satan's rhetoric, he is the most well developed character in Paradise Lost. Both the angels and devils and heaven and ... hell can be contrasted along with Satan and the Son. Milton depicts the angels as being in a state of eternal joy by singing. Nevertheless the angels are not be...

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... see the threat to his bride Elizabeth. Victor is weak in love; he has difficulty expressing his feelings and controlling his impulses, and he is self-centered. Many contrasts can be made between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Milton's Paradise Lost. Victor's character is paralleled directly with Satan's; both succumb to selfishness when they fall. Much like Satan, Victor is forced to carry his anguish with him ... constantly; "Frankenstein bore a hell within himself which nothing could extinguish" (57). The creature is a portrayal of Eve's role in Paradise Lost. The creature is persuad...

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