... ; The subject thus is the transgression committed by Adam and Eve in eating the fruit of the "forbidden tree" and their subsequent expulsion from Paradise. In this respect Coleridge asserts: "We dwell on the excellence of Paradise lost in as much as it Represents the origin of evil, and the combat of evil and good; it contains matters ... have human and super human characters, where as God, Christ, Satan the good and evil angels are super human characters. All of them are endowed the qualities befitting an epic character. For example, Satan in Book 1 is definitely cast in a heroic mould;...

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