As it goes in the bible, God created Lucifer as the most brilliant and beautiful angel in the sky with good intentions, but Lucifer turned his back on his creator and began a notorious streak of evil as the "malignant devil." Now if the role of God is switched with that of Victor, and the role of Lucifer is switched with that of the monster, the story is retold in almost the same context. ...
Part of Milton's effort at justification is providing the characters of Adam, Eve, and Satan with a measure of humanity and depth not found in the Bible. ... Adam's relationship with Eve is by far the most widely known, and is also the most influential within the context of the downfall of man. ...
This sympathetic feeling evoked by Milton in the reader promotes a normality about what would in other contexts be an evil individual. ... The Bible is full of God's words (via disciples) and nobody is brave enough to oppose or challenge these sacred religious rules, until Satan, as revealed by Milton. ...
There are many questions in life. Some questions that a person will encounter will by easy to answer. Other questions will take more time, and some may never be answered at all. One such question concerns the creation of evil. From whence did evil come from? Is evil something that exists simply bec...
