ENGLISH 45A Lecture 31: Milton Paradise Lost Book 2
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English 45a lecture 31 paradise lost book 2. Satan claims that devils might still claim heaven in another battle. Moloch (one of the fiercest fighters in the war in heaven) speaks and asks for another war armed with weapons. Moloch feels that nothing is worse than hell so they have nothing to lose. Belial contradicts him and claims that god could still give them a worse punishment that. Hell and believes that god might one day forgive them. Mammon refuses to ever bow to god again and advocates industry in hell and peaceful negotiation for freedom. He thinks they could make hell resemble heaven. His argument gets the greatest support from the crowd. Beelzebub says that there are rumors about a new race called man who will be loved by. The devils agree and approve his plan. Satan volunteers as a scout to learn more about man. Satan finds nine gates around hell with strange guards.
