Satan in Milton's Paradise lost

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In John Milton's Paradise Lost, he tells of Satan's banishment from Heaven. He and his brigade have plotted war against God and are now doomed to billow in the fiery pits of hell. Satan is a complex character with many meaningful qualities. The relationship between Satan's qualities and Hell's atmosphere tell the reader more about why they seem to go hand in hand. Without Satan's features and Hell's tormenting aspects, the place would not be …

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…his followers will be surrounded by war and violence, hate and rage, for infinity. Since he first began it, he will be forced to continue in it for eternity. Satan, known in Heaven as Lucifer, was God's first-hand man and steadfast angel. His disloyalty to God was agonizing and severe. Therefore, in spite of Satan's actions, God has damned him to this place full of all that he has refused and given up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**