... with good and evil. Satan assumes the role as the main character, Adam and Eve are his pawns for destruction and God is just a bystander. Although, when Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit they lose their utopian paradise it is not the absolute fall of mankind because in the end hope overcomes despair and mankind is saved after all. In Paradise Lost, Satan is a complex character which undergoes much change and turmoil throughout ... his journey to destroy mankind. He was once considered the highest angel under God however, his sins of pride and envy overpower his obedience ... ...

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... , as symmetry to keep the poem in balance. Paradise Lost is a poem essentially about the origin of sin and evil, as a result, Milton presents evil in a more coercive manner than good. Satan and his followers in Paradise Lost are presented as being more evil that God and his disciples are good. God addresses the Son to be in the likeness of him. Although this implies that the Son is a model of perfection as is God, it does not clarify ... to mythical figures makes the reader think more about the subject therefore invoking more thought about Satan's powerful stature. Due to the drama and p...

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... . Victor Frankenstein starts out with good intentions; he is merely seeking to gain knowledge of natural philosophy. Soon, his greed for god-like power overcomes him and he becomes consumed with the idea of creating life. "Summer months passed while I was thus engaged, heart and soul, in one pursuit" (32). The creature also starts out with kindness, he tells his creator, "Believe me, Frankenstein: I was benevolent ... made between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Milton's Paradise Lost. Victor's character is paralleled directly with Satan's; both succumb to selfishness when they fall. Muc...

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