Milton Paradise Lost

Milton’s Depiction of the Serpent as Satan John Milton’s use of the serpent to represent the evil of Satan captures the depth and detail that is implied in the Bible pertaining to the Beast that is Satan. (Rev 12:3-18, 13: 1-8) Milton first introduced the reader to the character Satan, the representative of all evil, and his allegiance of fallen angels that aided in his revolt against God (Milton 35). Only later did Milton introduce …

…see a contrast between what is evil and what is good, most of which Milton has utilized the Bible to portray. Milton first introduced the reader to sin and evil in the lead character Satan who was able to take on the form of many things, the most prominent being that of a serpent. Milton showed the reader Satan's ways of deceit, jealousy, and destruction through various dreadful acts, as the Beast did in Revelation.