Satan a seducer (Paradise lost)

The question, 'Satan as a seducer?' is a very different and unique angle to view his character. To some extent, he does play a role as a seducer in certain parts of Books I and II of Milton's poem, 'Paradise Lost'. Somehow he manages to make other people believe and furthermore trust in him. Deception is the most obvious weapon the Satan utilizes to persuade some of the characters in the poem. Nearly every …

…ves hope and renewed life to his followers, to the clever manipulator of parliamentary action during the Consultation in Book II, and then a smooth, dissembling hypocrite in the scene with Sin and Death on his journey to the New World. It is amazing to believe that he accomplished all that just by seducing and manipulating the characters in the poem. Work Cited Milton, John. Paradise Lost. 2nd edition. London; Longman 1998, Books I and II.