Research Paper on:
Fourth Book of John Milton's 'Paradise Lost,' Lines 32 to 113

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creation of man and the son of God and all that would come of such realities. While Miltons book is an incredibly long poem, there are points in the story  where we can understand a great deal about what has come to pass and what will occur in the future. One of the points in Miltons work where we can  see this is Book IV, lines 32-113. In the following paper we examine this section, first discussing what has come to pass as seen in this section, and then discussing  what will follow, also as seen in these particular lines, lines which are given through the mind of Satan. What Came Before One of the most important things  we should note is the importance of this particular narrative given by Satan. It is an important narrative for it provides us a solid and unique look at what has  happened and what will happen. For the most part we only get information that tells us what is going on. We rarely, if ever, see what is taking place from  a more personal perspective, a perspective that is actually somewhat sorrowful and intimate. With the narrative offered by Satan we are put in a position where we gain a  better understanding of what is going on, and we gain a more in-depth understanding of who Satan is and what the entire struggle is between Satan and God. Bearing that  in mind we turn to illustrating how Satan offers us a look at what has transpired thus far. Satan begins by telling us how he came to be in his  position, and how he is truly experiencing some inner turmoil over the whole incident: "O thou that with surpassing glory crownd/ Lookst from thy sole dominion like the God/ Of