Many believe that man is superior to a woman because God created man first. After God had noticed that Adam needed a companion, He created Eve out of Adam's body parts. .
Eve is depicted as an oblivious woman in Paradise Lost because of Milton's poor relationships with women in the past. In the book, The Divorce Tracts of John Milton, John Milton states "The imaginations of men are in a great measure under the control of their opinions" (43. 9-10). In Paradise Lost, the character Eve is very different than Eve in the Bible. Because of John Milton's relationships, his readers and researchers believe that his representation of Eve is biased in his book and writings. John Milton felt as if he could not find an intellectual equal, because he was not engaged in a healthy and positive relationship with a woman. .
In Paradise Lost, Milton speaks highly of Eve's beauty but seldom does he speak of how Eve was independent and driven. Milton believed that Eve was the image of Adam rather than God. "He in delight Both of her beauty and submissive charms Smiled with superior love" (4. 497-498). Since Adam was a man, he believed that Adam was the ultimate creation and image of God Himself. In the Bible, 1 Corinthians notes that a woman's hair is her glory. "But that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering" (1 Corinthians 11:15). Milton believes that Eve's hair is a major trait of her beauty, and he praises her curls. Milton frequently notes how Eve is inferior to Adam. Because of Milton's writings, many men believe that they are meant to be superior to women. At the lake in Book 4, God tells Eve that she is made from Adam and she will be the mother of humankind. Although Eve was truly made from Adam, many readers, including Milton, took this as women were made for men. After Eve separates from Adam for a moment, she proves herself to be independent and more than just half of Adam.