1. Just reading books 1-3 of Paradise Lost and have to agree with Blake that Satan is the real hero of the book.
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8. Conversely, where does God's authority in Paradise Lost derive from except raw force? He defeated the rebels in arms. So: might = right?
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9. Milton's blindness, so movingly described in beginning of book 3, helps explain hidden affinity poet felt for Hell: "darkness visible"
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@HeerJeet after he convinces them through political rhetoric Satan is clearly in this for himself -
@HeerJeet there is nothing that suggests Satan would be any different had he dethroned God. That said God is also a tyrant. - Show replies
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