However, Milton fleshes out the uncanny parallels between Satan and Man as well as the intriguing connection between Satan and Eve. ... Who can Satan blame? ... Milton brings us before the Fall of Man to the Fall of Satan. ... Satan is called "The Tempter" (IV, 10), but in a sense, Eve's beauty and vulnerabilty also played a role as a temptress to Satan. ... With the parallels between Satan and Man, we see how Satan represents the embodiment of Man's disobedience and of Man's natural desire. ...

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