Having read through the next books of Paradise Lost, I was caught off guard by how different by how different these characters I thought I knew are so innately different than I believed them to be. I have always pictured Satan as being proud and sure of himself, and the earlier books added to that belief. But in the fourth book, Satan actually begins to question and doubt himself and his mission. Even though he chose to press onward, the fact he began to doubt at all is incredible to me. Another thing, In the sixth book, when Raphael is telling Adam of the battle against Satan in Heaven, he tells of Jesus riding a chariot into battle, and being the one who forced Satan and his legions into the abyss. I have always had the image of the Son as this kind hearted man whom valued peace, but instead, Milton showed us that this was not some mild-mannered man. He is a warrior and servant to God the Father. These concepts are mind-blowing for me and I can be assured that more revelations such as this will follow.
Doubt is something that can go a long way to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of a character.
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