![]() No doubt Satan underestimates the power of God. They were defeated by God because they were not aware of the true strength of God which He kept concealed from them. These powerful forces of the fallen-angels whose exile has emptied Heaven, will surely repossess their native seat, because God is the ruler of Heaven only by consent or custom or his regal position. Satan also tells them that still there is a bright hope for them to regain the blissful seat of Heaven. In this way he restores their confidence in these fallen-angels, his comrades. None could, on the basic of knowledge of past or experience of present, have anticipated that such a united and mighty force of angels could ever be defeated by God. He calls the fallen-angels “O myriads of Immortal Spirits! O Power Matchless, But with th, Almighty!” He declares that the battle they have fought with God in Heaven was ‘not inglorious’ though the result was disastrous and dire. It is also an encouraging and stirring speech. Satan’s last speech in Book I of Paradise Lost is also addressed to his fallen-angels. With he help of these rhetoric and high sounding encouraging words Satan make his followers ashamed of themselves for their passivity, and they seem to be ready to do as directed by their leader-Satan. Satan, further, warns them that they remain passive and inactive God’s swift pursuers will transfix them to the bottom of Hell. Santiago in “Old Man and The Sea” by Hemingway recalls his glorious past many times when he is far in the sea alone, having hooked a marlin but unable to bring it to the shore due to his old age. If they are reminded of their past glories, they are sure to get some strength and courage from their blissful past. These addresses though seem to be sarcastic but Satan’s intention behind using them is to encourage his downcast his downcast and hopeless fallen-angels. He addresses the fallen-angels as “Princes, and Warriors,” as if they were still in possession of their thrones and dignities in Heaven. In this speech he shows himself as a commanding leader. Satan’s fourth speech is addressed to the fallen-angels who lie confounded on the bed of fiery lake. ![]() God who is superior to him only because He has a store of thunder at His disposal. Satan is so arrogant he can not think of being a subordinate even to the Almighty. God is the ruler of Heaven hence Satan will not like to serve in Heaven. Satan considers himself to be equal of God. It is better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven.” Such statements are admirable and praiseworthy. As a lover of freedom he says “Here at least we shall be free”-he goes on, “To reign is worth ambition, though in Hell. He calls himself the new owner and ruler of Hell claims that he brings a mind not to be changed by “place or time.” The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.” This is one of the noblest qualities of human-nature. He here shows his love of freedom and hatred of slavery which is the dream of every man and especially of Milton. It is very important speech and some lines of this speech are very famous and often quoted. Satan’s third speech is also addressed to Beelzebub. They lover him to such an extent that reader ceases to sympathies with him in his ignorance of the physical strength of God and his claim to superiority over God in wisdom and experience is taken as mere hypocrisy. “These great virtues become vices on Satan with his evil intentions. He is ready to wage a war against God “by force or guile. Satan has undying hatred for God and a steadfast revenge- “And study of revenge, immortal hate. These heroic qualities are good but evil intentions of Satan behind them are condemnable. ![]() He proposes eternal war with the Heavenly Ruler-The Almighty, God Satan’s supreme self-confidence, his determination to continue the endless war against God, and his determination not to beg for God’s grace on suppliant knee are his heroic qualities worthy of admiration. ![]() And that God’s true strength became known only during the battle that Satan and his comrades fought against God, “and till then who knew the force of those dire arms? Satan that he does not repent his rebellion against God, because he feels a great contempt for him due to his “sense of injured merit.” He claims though the field has been lost, all has not been lost, remains in him unlimited power, unconquerable will feeling of revenge, undying hated and courage never to submit and yield. Satan admits that God proved stronger than the rebel-angels because of his use of Thunder. Satan, in his first speech, addresses his closest friend Beelzebub who was lying next to him. ![]()
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