Through the examination of the central characters in The Iliad, The Faerie Queene, and Paradise Lost, one can come to comprehend this transition throughout the epic tradition. ... In John Milton's Paradise Lost, Milton uses the anti-hero, Satan, as a tool to expose the flaws within England's political system at the time. ... When the reader is first introduced to Satan, he is depicted contrarily to traditional belief. ... Prior to the hearing, Satan conspired with Beezlebub (another devil) that he should suggest this scheme, and Satan would then choose his proposal from the suggesti...

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