Satan

Pride of Paradise Lost’s Satan and Dr Faustus “Pride and worse ambition threw me down"(4.40) says Satan in John Milton’s Paradise Lost. This short and simple confession hides several deep meanings and significant messages to humankind. That is because it is not only Satan who stumbles by the sin of pride. Satan is the tempter and foe of mankind, and he imposes his own ill traits on mankind while trying to draw him to the depths of hell. That is, like Satan human may think highly of himself though

a crafty serpent, Satan came to tempt Eve. Satan at one time was an angel who rebelled against God and was thrown out of heaven. As a created being, Satan has definitely limitations. Although he is trying to tempt everyone away from God, he will not be the final victor. God promises that Satan will be crushed by one of woman’s offspring, the Messiah. Why does Satan tempt us? Temptation is Satan’s invitation to give in to his kind of life and give up on God’s kind of life. Satan tempted Eve and succeeded

Satan, Mephisto, Lucifer, the Devil, antichrist, all these names signify the prince of darkness, the monster. Throughout history, in art and literature, depictions of the devil has changed. I will be analyzing three pieces written in different centuries to point out the changes in depictions. And also, analyze what was going on during that time period and also where it was written. This will help explain why these depictions are what they are and why they have changed over the years. In the end will

In Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” many critics argue whether the character of Arnold Friend, clearly the story’s antagonist, represents biblical Satan himself or a psychopathic stalker. Indeed, Arnold Friend could be an allegorical devil figure, the protagonist who lures Connie into riding off with him in his car, or, in the contrary, far more a grotesque portrait of a psychopathic killer masquerading as a teenager. However, he has all the traditional, sinister traits

believed God presented Job to Satan because he had something to prove. Satan‘s idea was simple if God removed his hand from one of his most righteous followers that he would be cursed to his face. God knew that Job was a prototype of an upright man and would prove Satan wrong. Without hesitation God agreed and Satan commenced with the acquisition of Jobs’ life determined to hinder Jobs’ faith. Satan has always had a hidden agenda sought to change the beliefs of man. Satan once said “he will redeem all

Satan is a religious figure that has gone through numerous changes in its portrayal. He has evolved through time with the people writing about him and he has come to mean and represent different things. The modern vision of Satan encompasses much; he is an accuser, a tempter and a manipulator. God’s foe and opposite in every way. He is the Devil, a being outside of God and the heavens, a creature beyond the reach of the heavenly powers. It has, however, not always been the case. In the Book of Job

negative sides, humans depicted demons in many forms. Satan became in many religions the fallen angel or demon. He plays various roles in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha, the New Testament and the Koran. In the Torah Satan is an angel that God uses to test man for various reasons usually dealing with his level of piety like the test of Adam and Eve in Genesis and the Book of Job and even Jesus’ temptation as narrated by the evangelists. Satan typifies an evil, rebellious demon, the enemy of God and

In this passage, Satan is sitting on the tree of life in the Garden of Eden when he gains first sight of Adam and Eve; his wonder at their excellent form and happy state. Ironically, the devil's first glimpse of mankind and the earthly Paradise does inspire him with admiration. It is at this point that Satan attains sympathy with the readers as he stares with amazement at his enemy’s (God) creation. As he sees with wonder and despair at the form of Adam and Eve, in whom "so lively shines... divine

1) Why does Satan sit “High on a Throne” at the beginning of Book 2? Do you think this image ironic? State briefly your reasons. Because Satan is the leader of fallen angels in the Hell. The image is ironic due to the following two reasons. Fristly, Satan thinks himself is the right King in the Pandemonium with full consent of his peers. Actually, the title is given to him by himself and Satan defends to legalizes his Throne. So we can infer from the image that Satan is arrogant. Secondly, the image

In Paradise Lost book 2 people see the Satan saying how much God hates him. But in book 3 God talks about how he will always keep the door open for the Satan. To me I see that devil doubting God before listening to him. Satan says, “But what owe I to his commands above Who hates me, and hath hither thrust me down.” (lines 856-57 pg. 1982). These lines show when something bad happens or does not go your way you turn and question God and assume that he hates you. You forget that God knows everything