1. Paradise Lost - Marriage Before and After the Fall
Milton does not give Adam and Eve a child-like innocence, so they are not free from "imperfections" that religion says only came after they ate from the forbidden Tree of Knowledge. ... Even after Eve dreams about eating from the tree he reassures her that she is good and the dream does not make her bad. ... Immediately after Eve ate from the forbidden tree she no longer felt it was okay for her to be inferior and instead wanted to be Adam's equal. ... "O Eve, in evil hour thou didst give eare/ To that false Worm, of whomsoever taught/ To counterfet Mans voice, true in our Fall"...
- Word Count: 1266
- Approx Pages: 5
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School