Comments on Milton's Paradise Lost

The representation of Death and Sin can be compared to the representation of Life through the Son of God, Jesus, in the Bible. Satan “generated” Death and Sin, as his key, or argument to go out from hell. In that sense, the allusion of going out from hell to the “paradise in earth” would only be possible, if Satan could connect himself to man, as he did. The approach he had from hell to man was the idea that man could commit a sin and, as a consequence die. That can be seen, not as a figure of a person, but a representation of his thoughts and ideas, created by him. Out of God’s haven, this completely new place (or reign) had to be constructed. Satan would have to create by himself the ideas that did not exist in haven, as Death, Sin, and everything else. That moment when Satan goes out from hell, can be seen as a moment of creation of his own word – a terrible one, but his own, brand new world. Even if it is based on haven’s architecture, hierarchy, and even philosophical pattern, he seems to wonder, into this process of idealization of his new world. Based on Milton’s ideas, Satan is portrayed not only as a King, but specially, as a creator. His ideal to be as God goes beyond the power of haven under his control, but even, the power and ability to create - creatures, concepts, sensations. The creation of Sin and Death could not be seen, in this perspective, as an involuntary consequence of Satan’s rebellion, but as his own creation. And, it is only possible because that man was created vulnerable to live or to die. Then, man was his key out from hell; otherwise he would not be able to go out from it. Considering that, man would be seen as a powerful instrument for his freedom. In order to consider my analogy as plausible, I would have to think that God was aware of such possibility of rebellion and failure– the idea of destiny, when he first announces the creation and failure of the man to the angels. Or the opposite idea - the essence of democracy and free will - when God give to all his creatures the power to make their own decisions, to rebel or not, to commit sin or not, to believe or not in whatever they want.