![]() Satan takes off to the gates of hell, guarded by his daughter, Sin, and their horrible son, Death. His fallen army unanimously agrees by banging on their swords. Satan volunteers to explore this new place himself and find out more about man so that he may corrupt him. Beelzebub suggests that they seek revenge against God by seducing man to their corrupted side. Man is not as powerful as the angels, but he is God's chosen favorite among his creations. ![]() Finally, Beelzebub suggests that they take the battle to a new battlefield, a place called earth where, it is rumoured, God has created a new being called man. The fallen angels give various suggestions. They create a great and terrible temple, perched on a volcano top, and Satan calls a council there to decide on their course of action. Music plays and banners fly as the army of rebel angels comes to attention, tormented and defeated but faithful to their general. ![]() ![]() Satan and his leutenant Beelzebub get up from the lake and yell to the others to rise and join them. Milton's epic poem opens on the fiery lake of hell, where Satan and his army of fallen angels find themselves chained. ![]()
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