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Satan’s character is very complex and different in Milton’s Paradise Lost, than other works of literature, for example the Bible. In most instances, Satan is viewed as a monster that created Hell and all of its monstrosities. He is viewed without sympathy, and the reader does not engage in thinking about what Satan is feeling or what is running through his mind. In Paradise Lost, this is very different. The character of Satan is viewed with pity and the reader can not help but to think what would make Satan hate human kind so much? ... The following essay, will explore these questions and prove the point that Milton portrays his character of Satan as a sympathetic creature. ... Before we discuss Satan’s character in detail, one must first explore how he came about, according to Milton . ...
The war in Heaven was between forces of Satan and forces of God. ... Since he began it, he will be forced to continue in it for eternity,” “In John Miltons Paradise Lost, he tells of Satans banishment from Heaven. ... Satan is a complex character with many qualities. ... Satan has disobeyed God and needs to be tied, restrained, and controlled. ... This is an atmosphere unlike the one from which Satan came. ...
Miltons Satan continues to fascinate critics because he is more complex than the Devil of the Christian tradition. ... In the presentation of Satan, Milton is dealing with a specific difficulty. ... He is still left with one problem, that of introducing a flaw in these refined beings; because of this refined intelligence, these creatures should incline solely to good, "So farwel Hope, and with Hope farwel Fear, Farwel Remorse: all Good to me is lost; Evil be thou my Good" (IX, 109-111).
Approximate Word count = 1209
Approximate Pages = 4.8
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