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…showed last 75 words of 715 total…a rather different view on Satan, one that is heroic and appealing and certainly wins our sympathy. As the story develops, our opinion gradually shifts back to the preconceived notion. This is one of the outstanding abilities of Milton to encourage the readers to read the poem properly and with attention to details, it also provokes the readers to reconsider many aspects of the poem. For instance, is the fall of humanity fortunate or catastrophic?