... 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 evil attributes don't ... necessarily make him a true villain, just as heroic qualities don't make him a hero. These evil characteristics in the same person as the good characteristics cause many contradictions to arise throughout the poem. Although many writers agree that ... character. As a resu...

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