The whole poem is actually fanned into a total of 12 volumes, the shortest volume in this pack of dozen is story is Book VII, with only 640 line while the longest volume is Book IX, with 1189 lines. The whole poem basically revolves around two story lines: the first of Adam and Eve and their disobedience and the second of Satan and his rebellious plot.
             This is the first time when Adam and Eve are brought forth in a very familial/marital and human setting without much contradiction. Satan's attempts to induce Eve to take a bite of the fruit firm the Tree of Knowledge, an act that God had forbidden, had worked successfully and Eve had convinced Adam to pursue the same act. This leads to a fight between the two once they realize their mistake, and repentance in front of God. Adam is shown the incidence of the Flood and realizes that every path takes it course and every action judged accordingly, however he is shown hope as well, and a chance for him to make up for his mistake when he sees the apparition of Jesus Christ.
             Satan's whole storyline is depicted as pure reverence to the classics of art or war. His storyline begins when he and other revolting angels have been expelled to the gates of Hell due to their disobedience and rebellion against God's orders. They somehow escape and then their story picks up from the Pandemonium where Satan or Lucifer uses his wit and cunning intelligence to plot against God and organizes his followers accordingly. The most permanent followers of Lucifer mentioned in this extravaganza are Mammon and Beelzebub. Satan or Lucifer is depicted in a way that is very much evocative of Odysseus or Aeneas.
             Satan's imagery and predictable patterns:
             One of the vital characters of this epic depiction, and the main focus of this paper, is the rebellious angel, Satan. Milton's main approach throughout the initial pack of the volumes was to use the influence of light and dark to depi...