Satan's Inferno

Satan is known as one of the most dynamic characters in the history of literature, he is sometimes introduced into literature, not as the villain, but as the seduction factor, like in the epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton where the story of Adam and Eve is retold through the words of Satan. The epic Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri gave Satan a kind of helpless and trapped story where he was given the ultimate punishment imaginable from the perspective of God. Though Satan was the original sinner, banished to live an eternity in Hell by God himself as written in the Bible. During Satan’s fall it is understood that he is a manipulator; not only in the Bible but also in Paradise Lost. Although in Paradise Lost, Satan doesn’t just manipulate
"Farewell happy fields / Where Joy for ever dwells: hail horrors, hail Infernal world” Milton uses an alliteration here while Satan says farewell to Heaven and hello to Hell, accepting his punishment. This scene creates fiery imagery and sympathetic mood in this scene; the image of Hell is almost ingrained in our minds, so it is not hard to picture Satan chained to a burning lake of fire in Hell. The mood that is created in this scene though is sympathy, surprisingly enough. Sympathy is felt for Satan; all he did was feel pride for himself, and God decided to damn him for
Literally. Satan is portrayed as a giant demon, trapped in a block of ice by the powerful gusts of wind generated by his wings that keep himself and the entire ninth circle of hell frozen and are even felt throughout every circle of hell. “The inhabitants of the infernal region are those who have lost the good of intellect; the substance of evil, the loss of humanity, intelligence, good will, and the capacity to love." Satan looks to be much different than the other depictions of him from the other 2 books represented here; he is not a cunning, charismatic, fallen angel anymore, he is a slobbering, wordless, animal-like demon with three heads that chew on Judas, Brutus, and Cassius. “The Emperor of the kingdom dolorous / From his mid-breast forth issued from the ice; /And better with a giant I compare / Than do the giants with those arms of his; / Consider now how great must be that whole, / Which unto such a part conforms itself. / Were he as fair once, as he now is foul, / And lifted up his brow against his Maker, / Well may proceed from him all tribulation. / O, what a marvel it appeared to me, / When I beheld three faces on his head! / The one in front, and that vermilion