Medina etching of this book.

Dore etching of Satan enthroned in Hell.

11-42: Satan asks for opinions on whether or not to wage open war on heaven

43-50: Description of Moloch

50-105: Moloch speaks for open war

-main theme = revenge

-vows not to accept hell as punishment

-says nothing can be worse than it already is; therefore, there is nothing to fear.

106-118: Description of Belial

118-225: Belial speaks against open war:

revenge is not possible as Heaven is "impregnable"

God would destroy the fallen angels should they try to fight,

and life in hell is better than nothingness

God may one day relent

230-283: Mammon speaks

-should God relent, devils could not be subservient

-this hell can become a heaven

284-309: applause from crowd - many of whom fear God

Description of Beelzebub

310-416: Beelzebub speaks

-suggests that fallen angels seek out new world;

thwart God by destroying or ruling earth's inhabitants

380-389: crowd votes and assents

390-416: Beelzebub continues, cautioning all to choose carefully whom to send,

for this is their last hope

417-425: No one volunteers; Beelzebub dismayed

426-465: Satan volunteers; tells where he will go and that he will go alone

466-485: Narrative; devils worship Satan

506: Devils' Council dissolved

521-570: Epic convention - games to honor dead heroes; some contemplate fall; some sing

571-628: A band of fallen angels sets out to explore Hades; details of exploration

Dore etching of the serpentine monsters of Hell.

649-673: Satan encounters Sin and Death

Dore etching of Satan's encounter with Death and Sin.

661-673: Description of Death - indistinguishable form with dart and crown

675-687: Death approaches Satan and Satan tells Death that he means to pass

688-704: Death recognizes Satan, rebukes him and tells him that he, Death, rules Hell. Admonishes Satan back to Hades.

705-726: Death grows tenfold; Death and Satan grow vicious and prepare to do battle

726-734: Sin intervenes

737-745: Satan stays his hand

745-814: Sin identifies herself and Death as Satan's descendants, warns Satan Death can overcome him

817-848: Satan calms, discloses his purpose

848-890: Sin tells that God ordered her to keep hell's gates shut, but she opens them for Satan

890-926: Description of Chaos

926-960: Satan's flight through Chaos

Dore etching of Satan's struggle through Chaos.

988-1009: Satan asks for directions

1010-1033: Satan flees - hard journey. A road appears behind him showing easy access to earth

1035: Satan's first view of earth's gates