... history of the world has at one time or another been confronted by the question of where they belong in the world. It was not always that difficult for some to place others however. In Paradise Lost, Book IX, John Milton claimed that women were subordinate and inferior to man, and Eve precipitated both ... , being the first wife, was to be the model all wives after were formed around. In Paradise Lost, Book IX, Adam declares to Eve,?for nothing lovelier can be found in woman than to study household good and good works in her husband promote.? (233-235). Adam reminds Eve that a good wife ...

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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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