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Milton's 'Paradise Lost' 1.283-313. (English poet John Milton)
From: The Explicator
Date: 19970322
Author:Daniel, Clay
An analysis of John Milton's Paradise Lost evolves around the representations of Satan and Christ in some theological aspects. Milton's comparison of Satan's escape with the miracles that Jesus performed identifies authority over the forces of evil. Satan's diminished capacity is depicted by his resistance of God's punishment as an act of self-sufficiency. His followers have been ill-fated in contrast to the salvation received by the disciples of Jesus in times of distress. The use of scriptural passages strengthens the recognition of the Lord's strength and power which Satan himself ...
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