paradise lost
The character of that dominion given “Paradise Lost,” written by Milton, is an epic poem tells the story of Satan’s rebellion against God and the fall and disobedience of Adam and Eve. The selected speech above is a taken from a conversation between Adam and Raphael in Book VII regarding Eve. Is the claim about Eve true? Is Eve really weaker than Adam as she is created to be? According to the poem, God makes Eve from a rib taken from Adam’s side, and this is the reason why Eve is bounded to be subservient to Adam. Woman is portrayed as the weaker gender in this poem. Eve and the female nature are insulted and blamed throughout the poem, and Milton even further suggests that Eve should take the sole responsibility of human’s fall. Also, by describing Eve’s obsession with her own reflection, Milton illustrates women’s vanity and the danger it could bring. The presentation of the differences between Edam and Eve throughout the poem, with Adam as the superior, strikes me as misogynistic. Adam and Eve, the first humans created by God, are obliged to take care of the garden given by God, The Garden of Eden.