Satan: The First Anti-Hero

In Paradise Lost's Book 4, we see our first glimpse of Satan doing something outside of Hell. He is portrayed as being very crafty and smart, a trait particularly exemplified by the transmogrification into the cherub. Something like this would normally be attributed to the hero of the story. Satan even exhibits doubt, something usually associated with human heroes like Achilles and Odysseus. But since his actions, while appearing heroic, are at best misguided. he simply cannot be considered a hero. But he does fit the bill to be an anti-hero. At first glance, it may seem blasphemous to call Satan himself anything but a villain, but the bill truly does fit.

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