ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -of the Devil in the poem, Satan is not the hero of Paradise Lost. harsh. Even more appealing than Satan’s despair is his commanding demeanor and presence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Satan is the protagonist or hero of the story because he struggles to overcome his doubts and weakness and accomplished his goal of corrupting humankind. Satan’s character has been treated with great sympathy and great dramatic power. He has strong determination.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although deplorable and malevolent, the Satan of Paradise Lost appeals to the reader, and his actions and thoughts are easily agreed upon. Embodying the classification of tragic hero, Satan has both made an error in judgment and was overcome by a tragic flaw that brought about a devastating calamity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Satan, as God himself, has followers who are entities, but in Milton’s Paradise Lost they are recognized as evil entities, prepared to do anything in order to be accepted in Satan’s Pandemonium. These followers are the fallen angels who have established their own religions, now known as pagan religions.