...Don't get fooled again.
You are not supposed to like Satan. I mean, he's Satan. Yet, Milton tempts you with Satan's charisma, his fine language, his powerful speeches. Why would Milton so carefully craft his antagonist? Why would he devote more time to the devil than he does God or Christ?
Happy Thinking,
Mr. B
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Isn't it because he wants to give the choice, or the free will? i mean didnt you say in class that the whole point of the devil even being there is so that god can give you the choice of loving god or following the devil, because i guess that well when you choose to love god it means much more than if god were your only choice and therefore you were forced to choose thaat one choice right? so maybe the reason milton focused soo much on "crafting" as you said to is more evenly portray the devil in comparison to god, well though you did just say that he devotes more time to him then god, so then it would be even.....ugh, im not sure anymore, but im trying.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Milton's portrayal of Satan is very much Milton's way of getting us to see how easily we can be convinced of something that we have always been taught to be "wrong," such as siding with Satan. Isn't that exactly what Satan does?-- he is constantly tempting us, especially those that closely follow God, because God is his "competition." While he is tempting those that don't necessarily follow God (the easy part), he is also trying to win over the spirits of God's followers (the part that takes a bit more effort on Satan's behalf). Milton wants us to realize that looks truly are deceiving, and we must be careful when it comes to descision-making.
ReplyDeleteMilton assumes his reader know that God is good. I mean we do don't we? Milton wants us to see another side to what we haven't been told. After seeing both sides of the story we can make a fair judgement of who to choose.
ReplyDeleteIn response to zyoung, I still think that God makes it very obvious as to which is the right choice becuase one is paradise and the other is pain and suffering. My only problem is that in Hell, as Milton portrays it, is essentially freedom because you answer to nobody, but in heaven you are under the control of the entity. Milton dedicates more time to Satan because he wants to express to the reader how influential Satan is on Earth. Temptation is everywhere and the best things on Earth are coinencidentally sinful or evil in nature. But then again, a "sinful act" is only based on what society interprets that to be based on their interpretation of the religion. All of this is very confusing but as a I lay dying one day I guess I will find out the Truth.
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