Disliking God in Paradise Lost—if it’s an old game to play, it’s backing a winner. In the epic’s electrifying opening, Satan asserts his indomitable will for revenge, assembles at Pandemonium his armies of evil, and sets out for earth and the corruption of humanity. But then, in Book Three, the setting shifts, and we are with God. He n…
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