The status quo is possible without creating an unfair balance of power. Both Satan and Brutus are seen as inferior to their later rulers, God and Caesar, and if they had had a stable social ladder, perhaps all their chaos could have been avoided. Being forced to submit is a perfect example of a leader abusing their power. “Worship the conqueror? who now sees cherubim and seraphim rolling in the flood with weapons and ensigns scattered, until soon his swift pursuers from the gates of heaven discern the advantage and come down to drag us down” (Milton 1.323- 327). What kind of entity is God that Satan and the rebellious angels would assume that the only way to kneel and ask for forgiveness would be the way to successfully win back a place for them in heaven. Physically kneeling creates a submissive role between follower and leader and suggests that no one can ever be equal to God. This is precisely why Satan attacked in the first place; he believed that God's leadership was unjust. Some form of punishment is understandable, but if forgiveness for their actions must take the form of a physical presentation as lesser, it becomes degrading for all parties involved. This would create an imbalance