... must not necessarily be good. It 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 ... of revenge, immortal hate, An...

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... Catholicism and devoted much of his time to expressing his views on religion in pamphlets. This passionate religious perspective is the inspiration for Paradise Lost'. Milton is trying to enlighten the reader and help him/her to become a better Christian. Milton has successfully translated to literature, the most familiar story of all time; that is the moral struggle between good and evil. The story ... the story, the other side of the argument. In having this argument, Satan is ensuring his eternal damnation, however the mere attempt is wondrously daring. In Paradise Lost' Milton's bel...

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