Throughout the text of Milton's Paradise Lost, we can see many examples of binary relationships that connect separate conceptual ideas. The construction of "authorship" in the poem exists as a good example of such a relationship. This theme incorporates two very different ideas in the poem and is central to understanding issues surrounding the creation and use of power. The attention that Milton devotes to each character and their specific personality allows us to interpret their actions as consciously chosen actions. in the larger picture of poetry. Great detail is given to the idea of ​​"creation". In addition to that of the creation of the world in Book I, there are many instances in which the act of creation itself becomes an act of bestowing power over some object or person. The most obvious example would be God's creation of Adam and Eve. By creating the couple, God wants them to glorify His ways through their praises and deeds. He gives them enough power over their destiny to choose to worship Him as the Almighty. The fact that they have free will is important to God because they choose to praise Him despite any external temptation. There is an obvious downside to this type of power. They chose to follow Satan's seductive words. The fact that they had free will to follow Satan's words meant that their decision was cosmically more important because it was arrived at through conscious thought. We can see this idea of ​​power demonstrated throughout Paradise Lost. The dual relationship between the beneficial act of bestowing power at the moment of creation, and the negative side of free will to freely use that power, manifests itself in every character. Crafting instances appear in every book and can be associated with every character. Some of the first appearances of the word "author" are related to the idea of ​​creation. In Book III, the assembled crowds of angels say: "Eternal King, the Author of all beings/Fountain of light, thou thyself invisible/..." (III, 376-7). Here God is portrayed as the great creator of everything in all creation. To be the "author" of something is to be the creator, in much the same way that Milton himself creates the world of poetry. In virtually every case the act of "creating" is associated with images of primacy and legitimacy. The final act of creation, that of giving shape to the physical world itself, involves another reference to this idea.