A Deeper Look into Paradise Lost, by John Milton

Throughout the narrative of Paradise Lost, by John Milton, the forwarding of plot and action relies heavily on the success of Satan’s seductive influence over his desired audience.  From the fallen angels in heaven and hell to Eve in the Garden of Eden, Satan’s power of manipulation reaches all ends of known creation.  Satan himself is unable to escape the force of his own rhetoric, as seen when he first arrives on Mt. Niphates.  Satan initially exudes an extreme amount of what seemingly is remorse; however just as Satan’s tactical seduction of others draws upon their innermost feelings and desires, so does his self-directed manipulation rely on the true desires and feelings of his ambitious intent, bitter resentment, and self-pity which inevitably leads to his relentless pursuit of the fall of man.