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A 3 page paper which examines the presentation of Satan in John Milton’s “Paradise Lost.” No additional sources cited.
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darkness in his selfish intent, the weaknesses of Adam and Eve, and the glory of God and the angels. It is a very elaborate, and somewhat fictional, poem of the
beginning of creation and man. Many have argued that Miltons Satan is almost a creature or being to be pitied in his suffering, rather than a completely evil individual. The
following paper examines the tone, imagery, and theme present in the descriptions of Satan in Miltons classic poem. Miltons Satan: Tone, Imagery, and Theme The tone of this
poem changes quite often, taking us from a dark and sinister look at Satan and the battles, to a more sympathetic look as it involves God and Jesus. For example,
in Book I we see Satan first introduced, or named in the following lines: "To whom th Arch-Enemy, / And thence in Heavn calld Satan, with bold words / Breaking
the horrid silence thus began" (Milton Book I). There is a very tense tone in these lines, almost a sense of exploding in explanation about the origins of Satan. Up
till this point the story of Satan was told from an almost mysterious perspective, and then the narrator offers his name, changed from Beezlebub, to Satan in heaven and elsewhere.
In another line, however, from Book III, God looks upon his creation: "In blissful solitude; he then surveyd/ Hell and the Gulf between, and SATAN there/ Coasting the wall
of Heavn on this side Night" (Milton Book III). This does not present the reader with a negative image so much as an almost objective, if not somewhat sorrowful, perspective.
This is achieved in the tone seen in the wording. In the first example we see words such as "horrid" and "enemy" while in the second example of tone we
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