Satan's Entrance into the Garden of Eden The fourth book of Paradise Lost tells of Satan entering the Garden of Eden, seeing its beauty, seeing the beauty of man, and plotting the destruction of man as his revenge on God. Milton describes the garden in vivid detail, using both symbolism and metaphor to convey the sense of awe experienced by Satan to the reader. Satan, while in this lush, symbolic paradise, is also being described by Milton metaphorically. Milton uses this style ... that one of the main themes Milton is trying to convey is that rebellion has consequences. While the passage of ...

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... be. All these humanlike characteristics tie into Satan's character, such as: anger, insubordination, jealousy, remorse, and a sense of self-importance. With these following characteristics, Satan believed he could overthrow God and take his place as the leader in Heaven. Satan's plan did not work out as he thought it would. As John Milton writes the poem, Paradise Lost, he uses literary devices such as similes, symbolism, ... and motifs and to make Satan seem like a self-deceiver and self-condemner throughout his speech in lines 32-79 within book four. In the beginning of book four, ......

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... ; its tentacles reach into the subject of theology, politics, psychology, and the foundation of the entire earth. Unlike other epic poems, "Paradise Lost" usurps every aspect of authoritative discourse. This creates an enormous problem for critics in breaking down the intention and meaning of any aspect, because the very voice of authority that the critic may assume has been already stolen from them by the very poem in its claim that explains "the way of God to man". This ... certain aspects. Milton did seem to hold a mirror up to the volatile society around him when constructing this po...

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