Paradise lost - Antiheroes
In Paradise Lost, Milton paints a picture of an overwhelmingly evil and fear invoking figure, yet he forces the reader to see past his countless diminishing qualities. This figure is Satan, and yes, as awful as it may sound, the reader often finds himself “rooting” for the devil himself. This doesn’t mean the reader looks up to Satan, it just means that Milton was successful in molding Satan into an anti-hero. An anti-hero being a protagonist who lacks the common characteristics of a hero, such as idealism or the will to do what is right. None-the-less, he possess a certain degree of pride, and usually rallies the support of the reader, not necessarily because of his character, but more so because of his situation.