Satan as a Hero

John Milton's "Paradise Lost" is an epic depicting the depravity of Satan and expulsion from Adam and Eve's heaven. Satan is the protagonist of Paradise Lost and has some features that the reader can identify. In the whole poem, Satan is not only a tragic hero but also an important figure in promoting conspiracy and depicting the qualities of many defective humans. Having an angel from the respect of God, and having ecstasy leads to his fall, he represents a tragic hero, which is also a role that the reader may agree.

The hero of literature is usually a hero or a hero. If it is the case of "lost paradise", he must say that Satan is a hero because he is the hero. But he did not act like a classic hero. Satan is what we call "anti-hero" in this epic. In other words, he is a typical hero, but he does not have a typical heroic temperament. Columbia encyclopedia explains anti-hero as follows

There was a lot of controversy over this issue as to who was the hero of "lost paradise". The idea that Satan is a hero, or at least a hero, is common and John Milton never mentioned directly that he is a hero. While there are very smart people claiming Satan's claim, others are claiming Adam's argument. French critic Denis Solat made a strange discussion that Milton himself is the hero of Paradise Lost. Several critics have guaranteed to us that Milton draws Satan's image with his wonderful image of pride and loneliness. Perhaps the most famous introduction of Paradise Lost is William Black's statement that Milton is 'a party of devils unknowingly'. But as Satan 's personality progress, or to be precise, the return gives a clear picture of Milton' s attitude. Let's look at some of the characteristics of his personality to assure Satan Satan's idea as a hero.

In a paper entitled "Satan as a Hero of Paradise Lost Lost," Leontien Kouwenhoven proposed that Milton produced hellish disorder. Milton painted Satan and his two hands Beelzebub, which is linked to the image of a burning lake (also known as hell) under the Earth's atmosphere, using brilliant images. Satan's angry regrets did not express any regret to his rebellion from God, but they were tired of their current situation. In order to alleviate his discomfort, he decided to gather troops again to attack the Lord. Satan and Besib are easily separated from their chain. His chain is very fragile, he and Beezebub can