Eve
Reinventing Literary History- Cregan Joselyn Wohl
Paradise Lost by John Milton 2/16/99
It is obvious to the reader that John Milton blames Eve entirely for initiating the
original sin and thus losing Paradise. It is she who convinces her husband to allow them
to work separately, and it is she who is coerced to eat the fruit that was expressly
forbidden by God. John Milton's view is patriarchal, but involves a contradictory
description of Eve as logical, for men at that time did not view women as intelligent.
Milton's demonstration of Eve's ability to analyze God's commands with reason and her
own judgment emphasizes his opinion that in order to succeed one needs only to have
faith in God, which supersedes all intellect, for God is the most knowledgeable being.
Adam has the undying faith necessary to remain in Paradise, but Eve obviously does not
and is therefore responsible for her sins, and for their banishment.
In deciding how Adam and......
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