... due to his quest for power and authority (Milton 58). He is the main villain of the great heroic poem presented as the epitome of evil incarnate. Satan disobeys God, and the uprising led by him in the Heaven results in the fall of Satan and angels from the light to darkness and suffering. In the poem, Milton did not depict Satan as undisguised evil, since he did ... to wage war against God and his cruel attitude towards humans like Adam and his children. The frightening physical appearance in the poem confirms his wicked character traits. Ordinarily, a sea monster is huge, powerful and a ...

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