Paradise Lost Argument Essay

In John Milton's historic poem, Paradise Lost, he established a unique conflict between the Christian Holy Trinity that represented God and the Unholy Trinity that represented satan. The previously established Holy Trinity of God, was a collective representation within Christian doctrine of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as each member of the trinity represented God in different roles and ways. The opposing trinity of unholiness was established in response to the outcasting of Satan from the kingdom of God. This alternate trinity was a rebellious method of Satan, created to counter and compete with the Holy Trinity and the relationships within them. The Unholy Trinity was a scheme masterminded at the hands of Satan in an attempt
The second book of Paradise Lost contains the beginning and origin of what would soon be a countering Trinity of Satan. The Trinity began with the reunion of a connection and bond between Satan and Sin who had previously met within God's Kingdom before being outcasted. As Satan reunited with Sin with the swift and direct words; “Hast thou forgotten me then, and do I seem now in thine eye so foul, once deemed so fair in Heav’n,” (ln. 747-748) he redeveloped the emotional bond and similar goals that the two shared with one another. Just as in previous texts, an idea was derived from the headache and idea of a great power. The rise of the Goddess Athena from the face of Zeus was similar to the idea of sin being derived directly from Satan's face in his disgust for God and his eagerness for revenge. The idea was described in the text
The formation of the Unholy Trinity of Satan, Sin, and Death was the best way to counter and damage the Holy Trinity of God. Each contributed to the fall of man as they each served a purpose within the trinity while sharing the common goal of overthrowing the Holy Trinity. Sin, which was apart of the Unholy Trinity, was the driving force in trapping man into committing the physical and subconscious acts of sin resulting in their initial fall. Sin's contribution was confirmed as she stated "a Goddess armed out of thy head I sprung! Amazement seized all the' host of heav'n. Back they recoiled afraid at first and called me Sin, and for a sign Portentous held me" (2.757-61). There is yet another parallel as Sin can be considered the temptress of both mankind and Satan. Sin's ability to tempt Eve's judgment by encouraging her to choose evil over good was just as strong as the Holy Spirit's ability to tempt her not to be tempted by Sin and remain good and loyal to God. The two trinities clash as the Holy Trinity has the Holy Spirit which aids Christian believers into overcoming temptation from evil and the Unholy Trinity produces Sin which is countering those believers including Satan into the temptations of evil and