Milton Paradise Lost
Milton's Depiction of the Serpent as SatanJohn Milton's use of the serpent to represent the evil of Satan captures the depth and detail that is implied in the Bible pertaining to the Beast that is Satan. (Rev 12:3-18, 13: 1-8)Milton first introduced the reader to the character Satan, the representative of all evil, and his allegiance of fallen angels that aided in his revolt against God (Milton 35). Only later did Milton introduce the reader to all powerful God, leader and creator of all mankind . This introduction of Satan first led the reader to believe acts of sin were good, just like Eve felt in the Garden of Eden when she was enticed by Satan, as a serpent to eat the fruit off of the Tree of Knowledge (Milton 255). The Bible does not share this view of "good" sin. " Though I say to the virtuous man that he shall surely live, if he then presumes on his virtue and does wrong, none of his virtuous deeds shall be remembered; because of the wrong he has done, he shall die"(Ezekiel 33:12)The later introduction of The Almighty had the readers change their feelings towards sin, as the ways of God were introduced to them and these ways were shown to be the way to feel and believe. This levy of good vs. evil carried on through
Death had two specific tasks, first to serve as Satan's jailer, then as his road builder from Heaven to Paradise (John). This did not bother Satan at first since he became the leader in Hell rather than a servant in Heaven. It seems that the hierarchy of that in hell is similar to that in heaven. Sin carried on an incestuous relationship with her father, which brought forth a son named Death. in Bush 265) in his leadership abilities of this council. " The huge dragon, the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, who deceived the whole world, was thrown down to earth, and its angels were thrown down with it" (Rev. Satan slanders the name of God, in the form of a beast. He lied to the fallen angels about the Son and his "vice-regency" in Heaven in order for them to follow him instead of The Son. The poem described her as a woman; beautiful above the waist but an evil serpent below, once again showing that Satan is in her, as the serpent. Throughout John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, the reader was able to see a contrast between what is evil and what is good, most of which Milton has utilized the Bible to portray. Much of Satan's reliance on getting things accomplished came from his ability to lie and deceive. The serpent is a recurring theme and representation of evil. He would have rather been the leader of evil than a follower of good. He also concealed his true self by hiding in the body of a serpent when presenting himself to Eve in the Garden of Eden.
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