What intrigues me about Paradise Lost is the creative take that Milton has on what could have happened in the beginning. Milton takes the foundation Scripture gives us and adds his own perspective to what the story may have been.
Milton focuses on Satan and his legions in the first two books. I like how Milton goes through the thought process of specially Satan, but also his advisors through their proposals. In Book 2, I liked how Sin and Death were personified. The story behind their relationship to Satan was intriguing.
My favorite element of Book 3 was the omniscience of God the Father. He knows of Satan and his legion's malicious plan, man's fall into sin, and His Son's sacrifice and mercy shown, yet still intentionally watches everything unfold from behind the scenes. I wonder why He does not just stop Satan in his tracks of deceiving Uriel and seeking to destruct man. I think Milton accurately depicts an image of God the Father that is omnipotent and merciful.
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