Satan: Ambition's Slave
A tragedy can come in a variety of forms, but is usually the end result of an imperfection
that the protagonist cannot overcome, a tragic flaw. In John Milton's poem, Paradise
Lost, Satan succumbs to his own vaulting ambition to be equal in power and glory to
God. As a result of this perverse ambition, his actions lead to the greatest tragedy ever,
the downfall of numerous angels and the race of mankind. Satan, however, …
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…in Paradise Lost. This rare form of undying courage in the
face of impending defeat arouses pity and understanding. As a result of tempting man he
feels he has damaged God's new creation, but in reality he has given them a great tool:
knowledge. This form of specious reasoning represents how far he has truly fallen since
the beginning of time, when he was a high ranking angel, before he became a slave to
ambition.
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