Paradise Lost Explication

1. Paradise Lost is arguably the best theological epic poem ever written. Milton uses this poem to not only argue his beliefs about The Bible but also his beliefs for the good of mankind. He fills in all the questionable spaces and detail that The Bible leaves to the imagination with a wonderful moral story. Satan stands out as a great epic hero with his demeanor and oral qualities. Satan, like Milton, has a hidden agenda and the conviction to achieve it. These qualities of Satan can be seen, in one of his many speeches, in Book II Lines 11 through 42.
The Great Consult is a good example of Satan's heroic qualities. In an epic there is a stated purpose in the actions that will take place as well as a hero that will, by any means, accomplish it.…