Paradise Lost depicts the story of the fall of man, because with the temptation of Satan Adam and Eve commit humanity's first sin by disobeying God's command. The Fall "refers to the first transgression human of divine command” (Danielson 147). God knows everything and knows that the Fall will happen and from then on his plan for humanity will begin, because then he will send Jesus Christ, his Son, to die on the cross to save all humanity. Throughout the story, Satan is talked about much more than God is talked about. Sometimes Satan is portrayed in a way that makes the reader feel sorry for him. Milton tries to express that Satan is a liar not because he is more powerful than God, but in fact he is weaker than God. On the other hand, even if we do not talk about God at the level of Satan, we always talk about Him in a way that shows His goodness towards His creation. Whether Milton supports God or Satan is just one example of one of the many debates associated with Paradise Lost. As he wrote the story, “Milton exemplifies two crucial principles of Christian, especially Protestant, theology: man's free will, the grace of Go, and divine justice” (Bloom 14). Milton never tries to make the reader believe more in Satan or God, but he tries to paint the picture of how they appear in his mind and then the reader can imagine how they appear in their own interpretation. Milton makes it clear that God wins in the end because he is more powerful than Satan and always will be. Countless critics try to bash Milton's God by establishing reasoning that Milton does not support God and portrays Satan in a better light. In Paradise Lost, Satan says, “He did not deserve such a return from me, who I created… middle of paper… realize how good and powerful God is when God shows mercy to Adam and Eve after they disobey Him. Milton demonstrates that he is on God's side in many ways throughout Paradise Lost, including man's free will, God's creation, and God's mercy. Although he provides a broader description of Satan, the Milton's faith in God is seemingly more powerful. Paradise Lost demonstrates that God's Creation "is truly the very exercise of God's goodness that is evident in all of God's works" (Sewell 125). humanity, but according to Milton God sees the “…past, present and future” (III 77-78). In the end it will be God who determines the past, present and future of humanity, not anyone else Milton's statements are actually true and humanity is not he will never know until the day comes when the time comes to reach Paradise and stay there forever.
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