1. Paradise Lost - Marriage Before and After the Fall
The purpose of this paper is to compare Adam and Eve's marriage before and after the Fall from Eden, as written by John Milton in Paradise Lost. ... In my perspective, Adam and Eve's marriage was better before the Fall. ... "And in her looks, which from that time infused/ Sweetness into my heart, unfelt before,/ And into all things from her air inspired/ The spirit of love and amorous delight" (p. 2087, ll. 474-77). ... It is somewhat difficult to decide if Adam really loved Eve or if he is simply lusting after her. ... At the beginning Eve was being modest and restful whi...
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