Satan

grappled with the idea of suffering, evil and the source of it all. This concept of evil does indeed have a name and a face- the horrific being of Satan himself. In The Divine Comedy by Dante, he attempts to depict Satan in light of all he is. However, Dante cannot explain or describe Satan without using Christ as a parallel. Dante, describing Satan in the final canto of The Inferno, states, “If he was once as beautiful as now he is hideous, and still turned on his Maker, (35) well may he be the

through the eyes of Satan, whom most people usually consider the ultimate villain. The way in which Satan is portrayed in this story has caused speculation as to whether Satan is actually a hero in this situation. He certainly has heroic qualities throughout the story, yet still is ultimately responsible for Adam and Eve's sin. Satan can easily be classified as a hero in this story, as well as the main antagonist, depending on the viewpoint of the reader. Milton introduces Satan as an important

aged people, 5 said no and 5 said yes to the question, "Do you believe that Satan is purely evil?" 4 said yes and 6 said no to the question"Do you believe that Satan is purely evil?" 4 said yes and 6 said no to the question "Is God completely good?" 6 said yes and 4 said no to the question "Do you see any negative qualities in God?" 5 said yes and 5 said no to the question "Do you see any positive qualities in Satan?" 5 said yes and 5 said no to the question "Do you find the Book of Genesis to

example of this happening is seen in Mark Twain’s The Mysterious Stranger, when the character Satan acts as both an evil figure with the ultimately good heart, and a mentor figure when teaching and guiding Theodor and his friends Seppi, and Nikolaus. Therefore, it is because of this that the character Satan plays a pivotal role in Theodor’s and his friends’ development through the novel. Firstly, Satan acting as an evil figure with an ultimately good heart affects Theodor and his friend’s development

features of Satan in his attempt to destroy God’s creations. 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

conflicting forces in the book. These two forces are: Satan and is fallen angels and God and his kingdom. Ultimately, Satan’s

depth of his inner being. Satan is one particular character people question as being a hero in Paradise Lost. In Paradise Lost, Milton explains the biblical story of Adam and Eve. Although in the book he shows Satan as being unheroic, but he still display hero qualities. Satan is ultimately a heroic figure in Paradise Lost because he is able to tolerate the burden of unbearable pain and suffering while he still moving forward and fighting for what he believes in. Satan can only be a hero to the people

complete story of Man, the beginning of Satan, his rise and Man's Fall. Although the ideas for Paradise Lost came from a few pages in the Book of Genesis, Milton's account kept readers wondering what was going to happen next. Because he was going against the church already with Paradise Lost, it was more intriguing for him to take the same ideas in the Bible and extend them into more detail, making Satan look like the Hero and succeeding at what he wanted to do. Satan the perfect angel banished from nothing

heaven, Satan infuses the sin of pride into the atmosphere by raising up against God, the King of all authority. Such opposition meets the Lord of all who casts this arrogant angel down into the depths of hell—a place where evil abounds. This opposition proves only the beginning of ensuing war which will intensify until God silences it in the depths of hell. In Paradise Lost, John Milton uncovers the brewing embers of this war right from its first spark. Milton expounds upon the fall of Satan with the

paradise until Eve was tempted by Satan disguised as a serpent. Satan tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit and in return, Eve tempted Adam as well. In Milton’s epic poem, Paradise Lost, we get a closer look into the entire Genesis story. We also get a deeper look into what was going on in the mindsets of each of the characters. One of the characters that we get a specifically closer look at is Satan. In Paradise Lost, we are able to see a different side of Satan than what the bible and normal stories