Paradiser lost

People are blind; we sometimes are not able to even see what is directly in front of our own eyes because our nativity does not allow it. We want to believe in something so bad that even if the truth is right in front of us we ignore it in favour of the situation that better meets our personal believes. We cannot just simply see things for what they are and we read too much into things. It is a common misconception that Milton’s Satan in “Paradise Lost” is actually the hero. People believe this for the simple reason that we can relate to him more so than we can relate to the omnificent god. Satan is portrayed with human virtues and values: defiance, anger, arrogance, and regret. God is nearly impossible to relate to in Paradise Lost because he is perfect and we can’t sympathise with this.

Satan is an archangel that falls from grace due to his jealously of god’s son. He convinces one third of the angels to follow him in his rebellion. In the development of Milton�...