1. Villains in Literature and Elizabethan Poetry
Finally, this section will also compare the two characters with that of Satan, the major character in the poem "Paradise Lost" by John Milton. ... Satan: Milton's Paradise Lost In the epic poem of Paradise Lost by John Milton, Satan who is one of the characters is also depicted as a villainous character that is up to causing rifts and disturbance due to his quest for power and authority (Milton 58). ... In the poem, Milton did not depict Satan as undisguised evil, since he did not want to risk losing the sympathy and interest of his readers. ... This sympathy created by Milton is simila...
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