Satan As A Tragic Hero In John Milton's Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost was a masterpiece done by John Milton in the year 1667. It incorporated ten books and had a second edition in the year 1674 with the addition of two more books. He was known for his pamphlets entitled Of Reformation, Of Prelatical Episcopacy, and Animadversions in 1641, and The Reason for Church Government in 1642. Milton’s view of the Puritan aspect of his work, became a priority in his poetry. He sided with the idea that the church needed "purification" and that that sort of reform could not come from a church so closely connected to the king. This leads to his work of Paradise Lost and how he portrayed the characters between good and evil. Milton’s portrayal of Satan as a tragic hero, tends to elicit sympathy and admiration will be discussed.
Paradise Lost is about Adam, Eve, Satan, God, Serpents and Angels —how they came to be created and how they came to lose their place in the Garden of Eden, also called Paradise. It 's the same story you find in the first pages of Genesis, however, instead of God or His creations being the main characters Milton chose Satan. He recreated the whole story from what is known in the bible into a very long, detailed, a narrative poem in his perspective. It also includes the story of the origin of Satan. Originally, he was called Lucifer, an angel in heaven who led his followers in a war against God, and was ultimately sent with them to hell. Thirst for revenge led him to cause man 's downfall by turning into a serpent and