Book 9 of Paradise Lost

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This paper discusses Book 9 of "Paradise Lost" and reviews the choices of Adam and Eve when Satan reasoned with them about their perspective situations. The paper studies the speech of Adam and Eve and traces their reasoning through the progress of the poem and compares the way they employ reason. The paper includes a version of Book 9 of "Paradise Lost".

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"Much of the underlying purpose behind bestowing Adam and Eve with such strong reasoning capabilities is likely due to Milton's theological concerns. Many experts believe that Milton's purpose in penning Paradise Lost was to mingle the Church's sometimes ludicrous doctrine, its Christian piety and classical mythology together to underscore the fact that man was of enough intelligence to reason through most situations, even theological ones."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Besserman, L. (2007) Encounters with God in medieval and Early Modern English poetry, The Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 459 -460
• Bradburn, E. (2006) Theatrical wonder, amazement, and the construction of spiritual agency in "Paradise Lost", Comparative Drama, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 77 - 98
• Steggle, M., (2005) Gender and the power of relationship, The Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 554 - 556
• Walker, W. (2007) On reason, faith and freedom in "Paradise Lost", Studies in English Literature 1500-1900, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 143-59

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