Paradise Lost is an epic poem written by John Milton in the seventeenth century and it is based on the concept of epic conventions such as epic similes, invocation, catalogue or beginning in medias res. The essential theme of epic poetry is usually heroism and this poem is no exception. Since hero i...
Satan: The Unlikely Hero The following references to Paradise Lost' means Book 1 only. In 1656 John Milton endeavoured to write the first English epic. The result was Paradise Lost'. His awe-inspiring poem tells the indescribable story of humanity's first disobedience', the original sin'. ...
For example, Satan in Book 1 is definitely cast in a heroic mould; his vast Leviathan like dimension, his huge shield and spear, his supreme self confidence and courage never to submit or yield, his unwavering resolve, his sympathy for his fallen comrades; are all heroic qualities. ...
