In our third episode on Milton's Paradise Lost, we look at Book 2.  We emphasize Milton's theological commitments, rejecting the popular contemporary view that he is mixing our ideas of good and evil, as does the pantheist.  Quite the contrary, Milton's depiction of Hell and the creatures banished therein is consistent in following the Augustinian tradition in portraying evil as the privation of everything good.  We discuss some of the famous passages and engage with the consequences of their aesthetic misconception by the critical tradition.