Assignment 1.1: Milton's Paradise Lost Before the Renaissance, religion (notably Christianity) played a major role in the Western literary tradition. After the Renaissance-era, writers such as John...

Assignment 1.1: Milton'sParadise Lost

Before the Renaissance, religion (notably Christianity) played a major role in the Western literary tradition. After the Renaissance-era, writers such as John Milton explored psychological aspects of the characters in their works, even as they still used Biblical characters, such as God, Satan, Adam, and Eve.

Assignment Write aone(1) page paper(not 1.5) with clearly defined terms, topic, and developed thesis sentence that briefly discusses the character of Satan and how he is represented in Book I. Does he come across as a villain or a hero? As a protagonist or antagonist?

DRAW SPECIFICALLY FROM THE TEXTS. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE. DO NOT REFERENCE OUTSIDE SOURCES (Google, Wikipedia, student guides, encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.) FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.