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Satan, a Projection of Milton in Paradise Lost

Li Zhang, Wei Xu
2016 Proceedings of the 2016 International Seminar on Education Innovation and Economic Management (SEIEM 2016)   unpublished

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This is to analyze how Milton projected his spirit and courage on Satan, the evil hero, in Paradise Lost. Satan is a word for "devil" because he is an adversary against God, a fallen angel for his arrogance and cockiness, and a great tempter of mankind. However, Satan is just a reflection of John Milton who ever joined the British revolutionary movement because of patriotism, got blind because of overwork, and was arrested because of the Restoration. Though lots of hardships tortured him,
more » ... had never given up his political and religious ambition. He created the hero, Satan, in Paradise Lost to show his distinguished spirit: bidding defiance to the old world, inspiring the companions with eloquence, feeling enthusiasm for the followers.
doi:10.2991/seiem-16.2016.34 fatcat:7v2ebf3owzcbppu7drwv7c6hqu
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Li Zhang, Wei Xu. "Satan, a Projection of Milton in Paradise Lost." Proceedings of the 2016 International Seminar on Education Innovation and Economic Management (SEIEM 2016) (2016)