Further Dissecting Satan

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In books 5 and 6 of Paradise Lost we learn more about the events that lead up to Satan and the other fallen angels being banished to hell. Last week there was a lot of talk about Satan being a likeable and relatable character. I was even saying that he was. Now it is clear that people were absolutely correct when they were saying that although Satan shows characteristics of a someone who wants to repent and someone who regrets his actions, his true goals come from being greedy, prideful, and, and jealous. "There they him laid gnashing for anguish and despite and shame to find himself not matchless and his pride humbled by such rebuke so far beneath his confidence to equal god in power." When Satan is struck down by Michael he does not think of the tragedy of a tyrant overpowering. He thinks of his weakness, he thinks of the shame. In retrospect it is easier to see how all of Satan's followers try to twist their sinful ways into something more justifiable, which we discussed briefly in class on one of the first days.

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  1. Phillip VoSeptember 6, 2017 at 12:30 AM

    Exactly! That's why I was so quick to argue against Satan being a protagonist. His intentions and motives became clear, and therefore make it impossible for him to be the "good guy" or the guy that's being wronged. He brought everything upon himself, and even goes further to inflict that same pain upon God's creation, thereby solidifying his role as the antagonist and/or villain.

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