In Paradise Lost by John Milton, the author brings about the idea of sin and repentance. Although God is the parental figure for both Adam and Eve, through temptation and desire they both rebelled and fell into sin. Unlike Adam and Eve, Satan is also a child of God, but he fell when pride and desire for personal power corrupted him. All three of these characters ... , like Adam, and because of Adam's own tragic flaw he consents to her will. Eve's fall is what made forgiveness a requirement. After repeatedly being tempted by Satan, she ate from the forbidden, "her rash hand in evil hour fourth ...

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... Eve. Looking at the similarities, we can better understand why Satan chose Eve as the first Man to tempt. Furthermore, It is through the parallels between Satan and Man that that the real source is revealed. During the time period in which Paradise Lost was written, Calvinism was growing as a major branch of Christianity. Calvinists believed in predestination: all events have been willed by God. The ... parallels between Satan and Man are not about the question of the culprit; rather, they ... with me" made him eat from the tree, and Eve then proceeds to blame the serpent for beguiling...

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