Paradise Lost- Conflict and Suffering

The nature of the conflict in Paradise Lost is Satan's fall. Milton says, "Th' infernal Serpent; he it was, whose guile Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd The Mother of Mankind, what time his Pride Had cast him out from Heav'n, with all his Host Of Rebel Angels, by whose aid aspiring To set himself in Glory above his Peers" (Lines 34-39). John Milton talks about two conflicts in Paradise Lost: Satan's rebellion and the Fall of Man. Sin begins with Satan's rebellion against God and then enters the world through Adam and Eve. Milton mainly addresses the point of Satan's rebellion and how he believes there is still a chance for victory over God. We read the part of Paradise Lost that deals solely with Satan's fall and how he plans his revenge against God. Milton later addresses mankind's first sin. The universe becomes flawed when Satan tricks Eve into eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Sin enters the world and all humanity is sinful. Romans 5:12 states, "Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned." Paradise Lost agrees with this statement. Thus, all humanity must suffer because of the Fall recorded in Genesis 3. Humans are no longer immortal as a result of their sin. All humans will eventually die. In conclusion, Paradise Lost supports the Christian worldview because it deals with the original sin of Satan and the original sin of man.