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This and all descriptions of Paradise are incomplete because human beings, without any experience of true Paradise, cannot conceive of a place that is perfect in every respect. How can a place, and life in that place be perfect? Would not such a place become somewhat monotonous? Questions and paradoxes such as these plague anyone who attempts to describe the perfect to any great extent. This is exactly the problem that Milton faces. Paradise, God, and Satan are perfect in their being. God and Paradise are perfect in their goodness and purity, while Satan is perfect in his imperfection. The focus here shall be, as it is in Paradise Lost, Satan. .
While reading the first books of Paradise Lost, many disturbing questions concerning the character of Satan arise. The most predominant and most disturbing question seems ask, why is Satan such a charming and attractive character? Not charming and attractive in what he does, but rather in how he acts and how he carries himself. In examining Satan's essence and his personality, it will become clear that Satan is likable because he must be so, in order to be what he is "Evil. .
Satan's essence is embodied in the fact that he is a fallen angel. In heaven, he organized an army with the intention of dethroning God, whom Satan perceived as tyrant. After he and his minions are banished from heaven, having been defeated by God, Satan establishes new goals for his existence in Hell: "Nor will occasion want, nor shall we need With dangerous expedition to invade Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege, Or ambush from the deep, What if we find Some easier enterprise- (II, 341-345). .
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These lines, spoken by Beëlzebub, at the instruction of Satan, close the argument among the fallen angels as to what course of action they should take, now that they reside in Hell. Satan clearly advocates the complete opposition of God: a position stemming from his hatred.