In John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost, readers experience pleasure from Satan’s demonstration of determination, cunning, manipulation in corrupting and destroying the human race; however, the fact that Satan is using these skills against the human race raises a sense of disquietude. The reader feels even more uncomfortable knowing that he or she is admiring the determination, cunning, and manipulation of Satan, an evil and immoral being. Readers experience pleasure from the idea …showed first 75 words of 468 total…

…showed last 75 words of 468 total…and disquietude is demonstrated well in that Satan uses determination, cunning, and manipulation to attain his goal of corrupting the human race. The reader experiences pleasure from the idea that Satan is a being that would never give up on the goal that he is reaching for. On the other hand, he causes disquietude in that he is determined to demean the human race and that the reader commends him, an evil and immoral being.