Paradise Lost's influence on other works

• Star Wars Episode III plot was based of of the fall of Satan from grace (Anakin Skywalker)
• Mary Shelley was influenced  by the book in writing Frankenstein. Her monster also read the book as part of his phycological development.
• Much of William Blake's poetry is heavily influenced or a direct rewrite of parts of Paradise Lost.
• Many bands have been influenced by the book's story and have incorporated parts of it into song.
•  The young-adult fiction trilogy His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman has a plot based on Paradise Lost and has a title that is taken from a part of the book.
• Dozens of paintings and drawings from famous painters are based off of scenes described in Paradise Lost.
• The role of the devil changed from one of a monster to a charismatic speaker with a silver tongue is first displayed in Paradise Lost and is later adapted and expanded by other works.