Milton Essay

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  • Dramatic action in his works is created within temporal gaps in previously established biblical narratives
  • Milton utilises these gaps to provide characters with nuance, depth and subtly that is absent in the Bible - he redefines Satan and Delila, providing us with an insight into their motives and emotions
  • Delila - a biblical temptress with terrifying intellectual prowess; skilled use of rhetoric, tone and argument (her biblical counterpart, alternatively, barely speaks)
  • Satan - is humanised, to an extent; his descent into Evil occurs within the poem, and Milton allows us to see how his actions are influenced; his moment of almost-repent. (he feels jealousy, pride and envy)