While an overview of "Paradise Lost," its epic conventions, theology, and stylistic aspects will be examined in this handout, I will focus on a detailed analysis of Book 1: its themes, structure, epic conventions, Satan’s five speeches, and the heroic and villainous aspects of Satan’s character. A brief summary of the action in Books 2-12 is appended. This handout, which has blanks that your students can fill in, may be used as a two-period in-class activity or given to your students as homew