The envious nature of Satan torments the personality; he soon established himself as a powerful rebel. In order to imitate and compete with God's authority, Satan immediately establishes himself in a position of power by claiming the role of leader of the fallen. As a leader, Satan displays the audacity of self-confidence, he claims “that to be weak is a miserable action or suffering” (line 158). His statement is so imposing that the other fallen angels awaken from their state of mental unconsciousness. Satan's position as a powerful rebel is illustrated by his infernal spirit, and his thirst for authority; accordingly, Satan exhorts the broken forces to “receive thy new possessor” (line 252). Satan reveals his envious determination and desire to rule when he openly declares that it is “better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven” (line 263). Since his fall from heaven, Satan no longer considers the location of his kingdom to be of monumental importance; instead, our view is that “Can makes heaven hell, hell heaven (line 255). He believes that individuals create their own authority and control; it's a question of perception. Satan, driven by his envy of God's position and power, manipulates his fallen fellows "to confirm his words, causing millions of flaming swords to fly, drawn from the thighs of mighty cherubim", soon they will erect the personal kingdom of Satan in Hell (lines