# The Devil — The Blazing World character guide

> The Devil in The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-the-description-of-a-new-world-called-the-blazing-world

## Who they are

Satanic figure referenced in moral and religious contexts.

## Relationships

### [The Serpent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blazing_world_se/characters/the_serpent)

_friendship_

The Devil and the Serpent are allied figures of temptation and deception, working together to undermine virtue.

### [The Empress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blazing_world_se/characters/the_empress)

_rivalry_

The Devil opposes the Empress's virtuous rule, attempting to corrupt her realm through deceit and temptation.

### [The Cabbalists](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blazing_world_se/characters/the_cabbalists)

_rivalry_

The Cabbalists and the Devil are opposed, as the Cabbalists seek divine knowledge while the Devil promotes ignorance and sin.

## Links

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