In John Milton's Paradise Lost, the parallelism between the fall of Satan and Eve is strong as they were both once the highest before the pure perfection. Lucifer is associated with evil, which stems from his free will leading to his rebellion against God and ultimately his great fall. He is known as the one who introduced sin into Adam and Eve, the first humans to ever exist. His plan to go against God is the beginning of a whole new world in the universe and a whole new meaning of himself as the one known for human error and evil. Eve, “the mother of the human race,” is Satan's target to drag her into his world of sin because she too desires to become independent from Adam making her susceptible to anything that may separate her from him (4.475). The falls of Satan and Eve are parallel because they both come from the power of their free will and the burning desire not to be second to God and Adam. Although the cause and reasons for each of their downfalls create the foundation of their distinctive characteristics; the effects diverge due to Eve's zeal and ability to repent. Satan's silver tongue is his incessant tool used to lure legions of angels and men away from God. His rhetoric appeals to their emotions and logic, which virally invades the victim's decision-making process and makes the man reason with renunciation of temptation. Paradise Lost opens by describing the birth of original sin caused by Satan's revolt against God and his harsh fall, setting the stage for the rest of Milton's story of Satan's plan to bring men to join him in his evil kingdom. Before the fall of Satan, the flexibility of his free will makes him «[confident] that he has been equal to the Most High» (I, 40). Coming second to God, envy of His position... center of the card... eps, planning to exact revenge. This state of repentance distinguishes man from the way Satan only wants to continue doing evil and sinning. Although Satan and Eve's falls stem from similar motivations, the consequences differ from each other due to their distinct characteristics and reactions to their actions. . Satan's immediate reaction to his fall is to continue in the same direction to act in evil ways because it is the only thing he has left. It acts by tempting man to sin in any form and way he deems most appropriate to obtain the desired results. Satan expects to receive praise when he returns to his kingdom and instead hears the hissing of all the devils who have taken on the transformation of serpents. This shows how Satan is wrong by failing to reason with what he was condemned to for the rest of eternity.