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Satan, the Protagonist of "Paradise Lost"

Book Summary by: AcaDemon     


This paper examines how the various characters in John Milton's "Paradise Lost" interact to support Satan's heroism and delineates
how Satan himself artfully molds his image as a savior. It compares and contrasts the political structures of heaven and hell and how the political milieu of both furthers Satan's heroic propaganda. It also scrutinizes how the text explicitly and implicitly aggrandizes the notion of Satan as a hero through language, emotional logic, and metaphorical construction. It then delves beyond the logic and structure of the text, and it highlights and decomposes the various literary methods and machinations employed in crafting the Satan, the savior and hero. It discusses the flavor of language employed to characterize and paint Satan for the readers' eyes. In conclusion, it considers whether we should accede to Satan's supposed heroism or refute the preposterous notion of Satan as the protagonist of "Paradise Lost".
Published: November 12, 2006
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