Evil Protagonist

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In the first two books of Paradise Lost, it gives us the introduction of Satan before he completely reformed himself as the embodiment of Hell. It helps give us perspective on the fact that he wasn't always the malicious being we see him as now, which would obviously make us feel sorry for him. I would stand to heavily argue that Milton was specifically writing Satan as the protagonist, especially of the first four books, as the layers and way Satan is written highly suggest it. Though, we already know Satan is now resigned to evil, it still comes as a mild shock when he announces it in line 110, "Evil be thou my good." Up until that point it just seems like he's trying to reclaim himself, but at that line he completely flips his character over and prepares to make himself anew.

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  1. Ethan LafontAugust 28, 2017 at 7:59 PM

    Im interested in the fact that you feel as though Satan was being seen as a protagonist of sorts. I can understand that he is written as a main character, even putting some of it into his perspective. I feel as though it is not being written to do so, but merely show almost a corrupted view in a sense. That is the only way I could reconcile agreeing that Satan is a protagonist in any way.

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