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Dante is right about the metaphysical reality of evil, but Milton is right about how evil manifests itself in a human. The former is theological, the latter is human-centric. It is why Milton's Satan has so much personality, and why evil itself is devoid of it. It is only through the God-given creative spirit of mankind, which is fundamentally good, that gives evil it's color. Think of all of the wonderfully charismatic cult leaders. Think of the color of Fidel Castro. Think of all of the evil men who have duped the pious due to their charisma. It is the human that colors evil through his God-given creative gifts. But, at the end of the day, when death falls upon those colorfully evil people, they will witness the true reality of evil devoid from the God-given creative spirit of every individual: cold, endless, repetition... like a turntable playing without a record, always looking for the music when there is none, and there never will be. This is the fate of those without forgiveness. So Milton is commenting on humanity, I imagine, while Dante is commenting on a true metaphysical reality.