# Satan — On the Art of Reading character guide

> Satan in On the Art of Reading by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0010-lecture-viii-on-reading-the-bible-i

## Who they are

The biblical and literary figure of Satan, discussed in relation to Milton and evil.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_psychological_

The narrator analyzes Satan as a literary character in Milton, exploring his rhetorical power and moral ambiguity.

## In the story

### [Lecture I: Introductory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/chapters/lecture-i-introductory)

Quoted from Milton's Paradise Lost, describing Satan standing on the brink of Chaos, used as a metaphor for the overwhelmed student facing the vastness of English literature.

### [Lecture X: On Reading the Bible (III)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_reading_se/chapters/lecture-x-on-reading-the-bible-iii)

Appears in the Prologue of Job as the Adversary who challenges Job's righteousness.

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