This paper draws a close parallel between the two male protagonists, Adam, and Lucifer in Milton's literary epic "Paradise
Lost". While much time is often devoted to the discovery of Lucifer as a tragic hero figure, this essay describes the fundamental similarities in the sins of both Lucifer and Adam. Both characters are subject to an "outcast" status because both have chosen to defy God and both have
attempted to become more god-like. Lucifer, obviously,
sinned when he attempted to overthrow the Almighty, and Adam sinned in his unwillingness to spend eternity in ignorant bliss.