... who said "Milton who saw himself as personally sanctioned by God may suggest an admiration for the grand being who dared assault the throne of heaven."" (Abrams, M.H.). Book IX is heavily focused on the fall of Adam and Eve, here we can see many of Satan's characteristics and see if he is qualified to be noted as the hero of Paradise Lost. In book IX from lines 124-143 we hear a section ... character and unwillingness to sacrifice which were not very heroic qualities. The next few lines starting from 130-134 describe Satan's ambition to corrupt man-kind. Milton uses this as a kind of fo...

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