Milton's Satan is the most well written character in the

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>>9541360
Fuck you, professor Jennings

>Asserts position with no supporting arguments.
>Requires proof that his position is incorrect.
>Probably hasn't even finished the poem

Why, anon?

>>9541376
I've read it 3 times and I'm currently working on my English thesis on the epic.

>>9541379
Again, I ask Why is Milton's Satan the best character in English literature.

>>9541360
stick to saying something like, milton's satan is your favorite character in the english language.

What prerequisite reading is there for Paradise Lost? I've only read later works which referenced it, and in each (like Frankenstein) the entire premise just seems diluted in translation.
The only work I've heard talked about as being important to understand Milton's ideas and themes was Canterbury Tales, and I feel like that's only tangential or misremembered.

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He was the best of characters, he was the worst of characters.

>>9541360
>well-written
But he was dictated.

>>9541360
Milton's Satan is derivative, so that's unfair.

Why exactly would the Morning Star need to usurp Hades?