Who is Archangel Michael from Memnoch the Devil and what is their importance? Memnoch_the_Devil English & Literature Archangel Michael | Memnoch the Devil

Michael, the archangel, follows Memnoch on several adventures in order to discover the nature of mankind, but although he sympathizes with Memnoch and his humans, he chooses to trust that there is a purpose to the nature of things and that it is God's will that suffering bear down on men.