The character of Satan is portrayed differently in Milton’s Paradise Lost than it is in The Book of Job. In the Book of Job, Satan only appears in a small section of the story. He approaches God to question Job’s faithfulness. When asked where he came from, Satan replies: “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and from walking back and forth on it,” (Job1:7, Job2:2). Satan says …showed first 75 words of 473 total…

…showed last 75 words of 473 total…faded cheek, but under brows/ Of dauntless courage, and considerate pride,’(lines 246-249). As stated earlier, there are many differences between the two portrayals of Satan. In the Book of Job, Satan seems nothing more than a “son of God,”(Job 1:6, Job 2:1), who is trying to tempt Job into cursing God. But in Paradise Lost it is clear that Satan was thrown out of Heaven for his sins, and is now the ruler of Hell.