The narrator begins the poem by asking about the first sin. He wants to understand everything that will help him explain the God's purpose to men. He asks why would Adam and Eve sin, when they had the whole world given to them. He brings up how satan wanted revenge so he tricked Eve. Also it is explained how satan’s pride and ambition got him kicked out of Heaven. This sparked a war between satan’s men and God’s men. This loss against God, got him sent to his new home, Hell. Beelzebub, satan’s best assistant, and satan had a conversation about how they were not sorry for whey did. They talk about how they could not die because they were gods and felt like God left them alive so they would suffer. They will only get joy out of doing
