He delivers a soliloquy on Mount Niphates shortly before taking the form of a toad to whisper in the ear of another character, and he resumes his normal form when touched by Ithuriel's spear.
This character is described as "a variant of Achilles, who equates honor with his own status" in a study of him by Neil Forsyth. This character sits "high on a throne of royal state," and is described as being "from despair thus uplifted beyond hope." William Empson proposed two different ways of viewing this character. He delivers a soliloquy on Mount Niphates shortly before taking the form of a toad to whisper in the ear of another character, and he resumes his normal form when touched by Ithuriel's spear. He is identified with rhetoric as opposed to logic in Stanley Fish's Surprised by Sin. In his final appearance, he is transformed into a "monstrous serpent" by his adversary and creator, against whom he raises "impious war in Heav'n" by leading one side in the Angelic War. For 10 points, name this character from Paradise Lost who considers it "better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven."
This character is described as "a variant of Achilles, who equates honor with his own status" in a study of him by Neil Forsyth.
Satan [accept Lucifer; prompt on other names for the Devil]