Quotes-Satan Flashcards
(11 cards)
What quotes in Book 9 suggest that Satan is not completely bad (concerns Eve)
1)”Stupidly good, of enmity disarmed”
What quotes in Book suggest That Satan is bad? (3)
1)”but all pleasure to destroy…other joy to me is lost”
2) “all good to me becomes bane”
3) “in one day to have marred what He, “Almighty” styled, six nights”
What quotes concern Satan’s form as a Satan and what do they suggest?
1) “surging maze”
What thing does Satan do to get Eve’s attention?
“fawning, and licked the ground whereon she trod”
What does Satan say about Eve which shows her admiration for him?
“A goddess among gods adored and served by angles numberless”
What does Satan say to persuade Eve to eat the fruit
1)”Queen of this universe, do not believe those rigid threats of death! Ye shall not die…Look on me!
2)”ye shall be as gods”
What quote goes with C.S Lewis critic “Progressive degradation”?
“but what will not ambition and revenge descend to”
What quotes describe Satan’s disgust in debasing himself?
-“O foul descent!…a beast mixed with bestial slime”
What quote highlights Satan’s love for hierarchy?
1)”Thrones, Dominations, Princedoms, Virtues, Powers!”
How was Satan punished by God?
1)”dismal universal hiss the sound of public scorn”
2)”a greater pow’r now ruled him, punished in the shape he sinned according to his doom”
3)”instead of fruit, chewed bitter ashes”
What does Satan tell his followers?
-“to rule as over all he should have ruled”
