Personal Narrative: A Fallen Hero

contested, appreciated and debated epic poem – largely due to the presentation of Satan as an epic hero. Throughout the body of this essay, using a close reading of Book 2, lines 657-669 in relation to the entirety of the poem, I will explore the ways in which Milton portrays Satan in accordance to conventions of the hero within the epic genre as well as dispelling any challenges to the idea of Satan as an epic hero in Paradise Lost. Adhering to as well as challenging the conventions of the epic genre, Milton

to life a vast assembly of characters in his epic—of gods, warriors, and their prized possessions. The Iliad is widely known to be an account of an actual war between two great empires of their time, but the magnificence of the epic lies in its narrative form, rather than in its value as a historical reference. The Iliad is so compelling because it doesn’t tell the story of a people. Rather, it tells the story of people, real flesh-and-blood human beings with problems, deep-rooted

so slightly. There is the typical “war hero,” a person who has demonstrated an act of valor. Then there are the everyday heroes who perform everyday tasks in an attempt to benefit someone else's life. Either way the goal of a hero is to benefit a person or persons. The unique thing about heroes is at one point in time they were not heroes. Everyone has the chance to be a hero at some point in their life. The question is not if they are going to become a hero it is when and how. Heroism to me is when

may be the true hero of the epic poem. The opening of the poem finds Milton in a tough spot: writing an epic poem without an epic hero in sight. In order to achieve a rationally balanced poem, he wants to let the first half rise from Hell through Chaos and towards Heaven, thereby balancing the fall of humankind in the following Garden scenes. Since Satan is the only point of view (other than God above) that witnesses all of these early scenes, he must be transformed into the hero for the first

The notion of the Byronic hero comes directly from George Gordon Byron. More widely known as Lord Byron, he was a British poet, but also a politician, from the late 18th Century to the beginning of the 19th Century. He is considered as a leading figure in the Romantic movement and his works elevated him to the rank of one of the greatest British poets1 and are still quite influential for writers and poets nowadays. His best-known works are the narrative poems Don Juan, and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

epic narratives, Iliad 23 and Odyssey 8, describe athletic contests that occurred in the ancient world (Kyle 53). Homer’s heroes were the athletes, and were held to certain Greek values, they had to be an agathos and have arête in order to compete in sporting events

Satan is portrayed as a better “god” than God himself despite his hellish actions. Satan uses his compelling charm to better the inducement of his evil machinations. The ultimate denouement of Paradise Lost was the presentation of the devil as the real hero, which is not the conclusion that Milton intended. Satan’s only priority was to mess with God and his supposed new world. A war was started between God and Satan when Satan tried to overthrow Heaven, and Satan was appalled that he lost against God

There is a website on which one can upload a picture of themselves or someone they know and they will receive a Disney-fied version of the picture. Known specifically for its unrealistic portrayals of humans and society in their films, Disney is still considered the most influential film company in the world. Their films tend to lack substance and complex plot lines, yet their empire is globally renowned. From animated films, to theme parks, to live-action films, to action figures and universally

warrior caste demands responsibility for the kingdom and therefore requires as a duty the destruction of enemies. The explanation of this dilemma is given extensively in the dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita. Where Arjuna, a hero, doubts fighting his cousins before consulting Krishna. Krishna explains that there is a higher destiny for Arjuna and to choose

Shelley's Frankenstein and Milton's Paradise Lost      Even upon first glance, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and John Milton's Paradise Lost seem to have a complex relationship, which is discernible only in fractions at a time.  Frankenstein is Mary Shelley's reaction to John Milton's epic poem, in which he wrote the Creation myth as we perceive it today.  His characterizations of Adam and Eve and the interactions of Satan and God and the impending Fall seem to have almost taken a Biblical proportion