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Fall Of Lucifer Sympathy

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“The Creation, and the Fall of Lucifer” begins with “I am Alpha Omega, the life, the way, the truth, the first and the last,” spoken by God. The first thing this play does is establish God’s role as a superior being. Not only that, but God himself is establishing his own authority by reiterating his role as maker of the world through his introduction. The play moves quickly as he gives Lucifer almost the same powers as he has. Very soon Lucifer is overcome with vanity, and is struck down to hell. Lucifer’s cries of woe create a sympathetic character that I believe was purposely done. Lucifer is a representation of sin, and since humans are all guilty of our own sins, we may empathize with his actions and behavior in this play. First and foremost, …show more content…

As God’s favorite, Lucifer was bestowed his gifts with high expectations. Along with that, we have seen that God was a very demanding being. Anyone under such scrutiny, is bound to fail, which is where the audience can sympathize with Lucifer’s actions. God’s demands of him and his angels are so high that any mistakes to follow seem consequential. The audience can feel empathy towards Lucifer because these types of sins are easy to be guilty of and the audience knows that they have been guilty of them as well, in their respective …show more content…

When they arrive in hell, angels accuse him of costing them their positions in heaven. In line 114, Lucifer claims that he “said but a thought,” in his defense, which is true in this play. Although, in line 129, God expresses that all of them went to hell because they all fell into “[vain imaginings]” proving that Lucifer was not the only angel at fault. Nevertheless, the focus remains on Lucifer’s sins because he was God’s favorite, which is why he was more severely

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