Analyzing the Content of Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Poetry - CLEP Humanities

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John Milton’s Paradise Lost features which figure as its main character?

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The very first character introduced into Milton's narrative in Paradise Lost is Satan. While telling the story of Adam and Eve in a new way, the narrative unfolds from Satan's perspective. Milton's epic poem has greatly contributed to the character of Satan in the Western literary tradition.

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