characters, such as the fallen angels and Adam and Eve, to be coerced into disobedience.

Such actions allude to his use of free will, which is important to his characterisation. Milton portrays his rebellion against God as a deliberate choice. For Satan declares in Book 1 that "in [his] choyce", he would rather have leadership in Hell than Heaven, emphasising that his defying God was personal agency (261). Scholars highlight the fact that Lucifer