Given the little information we've discussed about Paradise Lost, take a moment to think about Eve. How do you think Milton might characterize Eve? Remember there are only two women in the poem; Sin and Eve. Knowing that Eve takes the fall for the fall of mankind, how do you think that scene might go down in the poem? Do you think Eve is the only one at fault? Explore these thoughts within the post!
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Harley Aldridge
9/2/2013 11:15:17 pm
I think Milton might characterize Eve as someone who will accept the punishment and strive for redemption. Since Sin is the bad one of the two girls, I'm sure Milton will make Eve the righteous one. I'm sure Eve will be the one who glorifies in her title "God's First Chose Woman." Satan had a big part in it, he tempted her to do it and she had no common sense of what was right and what was wrong. But surely God would've given them common sense you would think.
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Brittany Hurt
9/4/2013 07:39:48 am
Yeah, I agree with Harley because it makes sense to me that it was really Satan's fault I mean he was messing with gods said to be favorites, its not like she was intentionally going against god, idk but Satan shouldn't have messed with eve so I believe that god would notice it was Satan and so then eve would be the righteous one..
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Elleigh McDaniel
9/3/2013 08:59:03 am
For some reason I feel like eve will be portrayed as a mother to the earth's people, how she takes a fall for us like a mother would for her child if they were in danger or anything like that. Eve will be strong in her believes and not cowardly yet she still does what she does in the bible. I'm not sure how she will be portrayed, but I'm sure she'll be having a better time than poor Sin.
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Harley Aldridge
9/3/2013 11:15:21 pm
Yeah I never though about Eve that way. Eve and Adam are the parents of the world. So it would make sense that Eve would have some motherly characteristics. I think part of her would be cowardly and a bit frightened. Only because I think she would always be afraid of disappointing God again since she did once.
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Elleigh McDaniel
9/4/2013 12:27:03 am
I also agree with this, she probably cares so greatly to gain forgiveness from God for what she has done. She probably will be very good throughout the book after she eats from the tree but, I'm not positive.
Raven Melson
9/4/2013 10:03:18 am
i agree with you! i think that Milton will want Eve to have motherly since she is considered the worlds first parent along with Adam. i also think that she will have a better presence than Sin would. i agree with you in saying that eve will be strong in her believes as well. for some reason, i just see eve as being courageous and standing up for what she believes in. i think that the author throughout the story, will always have eve being portrayed as a better person than Sin.
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Breanna Jones
9/5/2013 11:26:31 am
I never really thought of Eve being portrayed as earths mother. But I kinda like it and agree with you on it! That is one way she could be characterized! I also agree that she'll be better off then Sin.
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Jared Lunsford
9/7/2013 05:49:40 am
Eve is one earth's first parents. God created Adam and took a part of Adam to create Eve. Considering this, Eve will portray a motherly role. Eve and Sin might have some similarities. Both were tempted but Eve will definitely be better off than Sin.
Sarah Arthur
9/9/2013 12:36:20 pm
I never thought of this. However I completely agree with it. It makes a lot of sense, because where Adam and Eve were the first humans on the earth, I have always thought of them as the mother and father of the earth. And the comparasion of a mother taking the fall for her child and Eve taking th fall for mankind is very interesting.
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Morgan Jones
9/19/2013 10:02:47 am
I agree. Eve will be characterized as a motherly figure over the people. She will obviously be better off than Sin. I don't know how it could be much worse. I guess it could be! I totally agree with you though!
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Dalton abner
9/3/2013 11:18:44 pm
I think eve would be characterized as someone who he knew in real life. Someone who could possibly be fooled a lot, or is brave enough to stand against the crowd, or isn't going to go with the flow. I don't think she's the only one at fault but there are things that were not all of her ideas. She could be someone who's passionate and is going tot take the fall for whoever if she's feeling the need to.
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Brittany Hurt
9/4/2013 07:49:58 am
I think Milton will characterize eve as weak and frightened but apologetic women. In the poem I think that god will punish eve but given the fact that it was Satan and Sin is the bad women I don't think the punishment will be anything terrible I think eve will still be favored over Sin. If you look at it like this eve would've never taken the apple without Satan then she isn't the only one at fault in this situation.
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Lauren Tipton
9/7/2013 01:18:43 am
I agree with you Brittany. Satan put her up to things she had no power of. Satan made her eat the apple. If she would have listened to God, then she wouldn't have had to worry about any of this. Eve and Sim were the only girls in the story so...eve got the short end of the stick.
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Dawnyae Hill
9/18/2013 12:01:48 am
I agree because she seems like the kind of person that is a pushover. I think that Eve will be favorited over sin. But then again Eve isn't the only one at fault in the poem.
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Raven Melson
9/4/2013 09:59:01 am
I believe that Eve will be portrayed in a better light than Sin would. Eve will be a courageous person, who will stand up even when she is against the crowd. Also, i think that Eve will have characteristics of a mother, since Milton recalls her and Adam as "our First Parents." However, i think that Eve will also be portrayed as being somewhat guilty for what she did, in dissapointing God. i think that Milton will make Eve have many characteristics throughout the story.
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Madeline Knox
9/5/2013 08:13:26 am
I agree with you. Eve might have disappointed God, but she took the fall for her actions showing that she was a very courageous woman. Which in this case, I believe would be something Sin would not do. By doing what she did, it depicts Eve's motherly side as well because she accepted the consequences to save mankind. All in all, I agree that Milton will make Eve have many varying characteristics.
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Stuart Carter
9/18/2013 11:38:22 am
I don't necessarily think this is true. All humans have their faults, and I think Milton would like to emphasize that theme and put her in the same light as sin. After all, we sin almost constantly anyway. So, in the same way, I think Eve will too, when we get there.
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Mason Johnson
9/4/2013 10:53:48 pm
I believe eve would be characterized as naive and curious. Adam, Eve, and Satan are at fault. Satan tempted Eve and Eve convinced Adam. Adam and Eve were curious after being tempted, but should have resisted the fruit. They weren't fully aware of the reprocussions until after the fact. They had been warned that the fruit would bring death but probably didn't understand the concept of death yet.
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Paige
9/7/2013 07:39:21 am
I agree with you. They were not aware of the so it's really Satan, Adam, and Eves fault.
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Madeline Knox
9/5/2013 08:00:30 am
I believe that Milton will portray Eve as a woman who doesn't really thinks before she acts. Adam and herself were both easily tempted by Satan from certain curiosity, disappointing God. However, I also believe that Eve will realize what she had done and take the fall due to guilt. By taking the fall for mankind, this shows Eve's caring or motherly side as one of our 'first parents'. So overall I think Eve will be characterized in many ways.
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Makayla Cruse
9/8/2013 03:49:55 am
I agree with you. Eve really didn't think before she acted she just ate the apple. Eve probably will end up feeling guilty for what she did to everyone. Eve can be charactorized in a lot of ways mostly on what she did to earth and the people on it.
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cheyann
9/8/2013 05:05:43 am
I agree with you. They are easily tempted. Also Eve does take responsibilty for her actions. Which shows that she is responsible and caring.
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Mason Johnson
9/8/2013 08:37:12 am
I agree fully. They just didn't know what they were getting into. Satan tempted and succeeded. Eve did really end up taking the fall.
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Breanna Jones
9/5/2013 11:24:01 am
Eve is at fault but she's not the only one at fault. But she was tempted and sometimes temptation takes over and we do bad things that we don't really realize. She didn't think before she acted which is what we all need to learn to do! I believe sin will have many different characteristics because she's also courageous in a way you could say since she took the fall for being tempted and doing wrong. But I think she'll have better characteristics then Sin has.
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Kameron Presnell
9/5/2013 10:56:19 pm
That's a very good point. I think she's a fault but not 100% of it is her. Adam is at fault too because he ate the fruit also. With a little bit of thought, none of this would have happened. So it's not all of her fault either.
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Keeley Foley
9/16/2013 06:27:04 am
I agree with this. Temptation takes over everyone at least once. Adam and Eve both were at fault. Everyone makes mistakes, and this one was one that took a toll on all of mankind.
Kameron Presnell
9/5/2013 10:50:10 pm
I think he's gonna make Eve a gullible woman. I think he will make her somewhat weak minded so that satan can easily persuade her into eating the forbidden fruit. But, she's gonna be really convincing as well. I think this because she is gonna convince Adam too eat the forbidden fruit with her. So she's, in my opinion, a little bit of both.
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Grace Brock
9/8/2013 12:14:30 pm
I sort of see where you're coming from even though I wouldn't use the word gullible or weak-minded. I do however, agree with her being persuasive. I don't think she was gullible because it was her choice to eat the fruit. It was more about the strength of the temptation and the Devil's persuading abilities. Also since Eve was human, desire overcame moral values and rules and she gave in to the pressure to eat the fruit. She may have had a moment of weakness, a bad choice... but that doesn't make her gullible. Obviously she was persuasive because she got Adam to eat the fruit and I'm sure his desire aided in his decision to eat it.
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Lauren Tipton
9/7/2013 01:13:27 am
I think Milton would have characterized her as someone who would take a punishment. They make her think she can get away from any punishment (weak minded). They would put her through bad things but she would take it. She would just do it and never think one thing else about it. Satan put her up to everything and that really made God think different of her.
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Tristyn Nowlin
9/8/2013 02:30:38 am
I agree with this. I think she will admit to her wrong doing and take whatever punishment comes her way. I don't know if she will admit to the fact that she is a gullible person, but then again she could. I have a hard time predicting things that might take place in this piece. Everything is opposite.
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Jared Lunsford
9/7/2013 05:45:02 am
I believe that Milton will portray Eve as a loving mother. She is the first woman that has lived on the earth and typically a mother's role is to love. Also, everyone makes mistakes. When Eve sins and eats the fruit Milton depicts it as the fall of mankind. Eve might have done something wrong but she'll be better off than Sin.
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Abby Freeman
9/8/2013 08:57:55 am
I agree with you that Eve will be a loving mother and that she is better off than Sin. However I think Eve made a big mistake in being easily swayed and she doesn't think about how her actions will affect others around he. She convinced Adam to sin with her and I think that is where she was wrong
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Paige Richardson
9/7/2013 07:46:36 am
I believe that Milton would portray Eve as the mother of all earth. An everyone makes mistakes, she was tempted and temptation gets the best of all us, and we all make mistakes. Eve knew that she was making a mistake but to be far she didn't exact punishment of death. She was a courageous women
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Tristyn Nowlin
9/8/2013 02:22:10 am
Honestly, I don't think I'm sure how Eve will be portrayed. From what I've read so far, everything is switched around. I want to think that Eve will be regretful or her mistake and take the responsibility for it. Yet, she could be portrayed just the opposite. My best guess is that she will be somewhere between the two.
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Justin Ferris
9/8/2013 05:04:33 am
I agree with u on this. I think that eve is going to be regretful also. well I want tothink this. I'm not so sure by how much we have read so far. I haven't really understood the story either
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Will Daniel
9/8/2013 10:55:26 pm
This story is so confusing haha. I think eve regrets what she did though. Her and sin are both in bad situations. Eve did it to herself but the devil did it to sin.
Makayla Cruse
9/8/2013 03:43:56 am
I think Milton characterizes Eve by accepted what has came to her. Eve knew she wanted to eat the apple but Adam had to also. I think Milton makes her feel like the apple will help them so she accepted what is coming to her. Eve feels likes like everything will be different and maybe she wants a change. So to charactorize Eve she wants a change and wants a difference
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Brooke Alexander
9/8/2013 11:13:40 pm
I agree with you. I also think Milton made her feel like the apple was going to help her. So she has to take what's coming to her. Wether she likes it or not. You are right about she wants a change and everything to be different. Your exactly right.
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Justin Ferris
9/8/2013 05:00:18 am
I think that eve is going to be shown as an evil character. I think that he is going to show eve as the problem for everything. she is the one who ate the apple and gave it to Adam. I think the author is going to show this that eve was the only reason that mankind has to suffer. I do not agree with this but it is how it is going to be.
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Keylee Presley
9/8/2013 11:34:22 pm
I agree with you. I think the author wanted everyone to go against Eve and think she was the "bad guy." There are several other people to blame besides just her. The author wants everyone to believe that they are suffering because of her, but they're not suffering from just her.
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Cheyann
9/8/2013 05:11:00 am
I think Milton would have charcterized her as someone
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Bryanna Milligan
9/8/2013 06:38:14 am
I disagree I don't think that he will portray her as someone who would take the fall he sees her as someone who would blame her actions on other people but I do agree that eve is not the only guilty party here Adam is too. And I also don't agree that he will portray her as a loving mother he will portray her as the one who causes pain not someone who helps take pain away
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Bryanna milligan.
9/8/2013 06:33:51 am
I believe that Milton will portray eve as weak and easily swayed like she didn't fight and is okay with disappointing god and I also think that he will make her look like satan because she's the one who influenced Adam to eat the apple just like satan influenced other angels to rebel against god and I also think that he is going to blame the reason why people suffer is because of her actions
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Abby Freeman
9/8/2013 08:53:13 am
I think that Milton will characterize Eve as a curious and mothering figure. Milton calls Adam and Eve 'our first parents' which gives her the feel that she will be like a mother. However we also know Eve as the one who gave into her curiosity and ate the forbidden fruit. I also think that she is mature enough to own up to her mistake.
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Grace Brock
9/8/2013 12:07:51 pm
I think at first Eve will be presented as naive, but will soon be shown as sort of curious and mischievous. Not to mention motherly and eventually wise. She was naive when accepting the fruit by thinking that God wouldn't find out or wouldn't actually expel her from the garden, but Eve still took the forbidden fruit and took it willingly. When living outside the garden with Adam, I think she becomes wise shown by her behavior to Adam and eventually her children. She learns from her encounter with the devil and has to cope knowing that it is her fault they were thrown out of the garden.
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Will Daniel
9/8/2013 10:53:10 pm
I think he makes eve look bad. She gets tricked easily. She doesn't know what to do. She just gets ran over by the devil. He makes sin look like a goo person though.
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Carter Skipworth
9/9/2013 02:41:05 am
I agree with this. I think he makes Sin seem like a better person than Eve. However, reality tells you this isn't the case. I also like how you used really short sentences so you wouldn't have to write a lot. I'm going to do this next time.
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Brooke Alexander
9/8/2013 11:18:12 pm
I did not understand paradise lost. I think eve will be young and stupid at the beginning. But she will then become curious and smart. How was she stupid? Because she took the fruit from the devil. How was she young? She thought God wouldn't find out. Today teens think their parents won't find out things. After she learns her lesson she will become smart because dont we all ?
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Keylee Presley
9/8/2013 11:18:22 pm
I believe that Eve portrayed and disappointed God. I don't think she meant to disappoint him, but she doesn't think before she speaks. Milton characterized her as a weak and scared character. She is someone that takes the punishment for everyone, but she is not the only one at fault.
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Joseph Holbrook
9/8/2013 11:36:06 pm
I believe that eve portrayed disappointment through god. She was foolish to eat the fruit from the devil. It seems like a huge disappointment in god because mankind was his greatest creation. Milton characterized her as being weak. She takes all the punishment for what she has done.
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Carter Skipworth
9/9/2013 02:38:36 am
I think Eve will be portrayed as a better person than sin. Nothing Sin did was really right, or morally correct. But Eve taking the fall for mankind showed that she cared. It showed that Eve really wasnt that bad of a person.
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Sarah Arthur
9/9/2013 12:32:45 pm
I think Milton will characterize Eve as an innocent woman. As someone who didnt realize the severity of her actions. As if she didnt realize how her actions could affect everyone else around her. I think he will make it so she realizes the what she was doing is wrong. However like in the bible she didnt think that it was that big of a deal.
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Kale Walker
9/10/2013 10:07:17 pm
I agree completely because she didn't really know what she was doing. In my opinion she is also completely innocent.
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Keeley Foley
9/16/2013 06:22:27 am
Eve is at fault but she's not the only one by any means. Everyone of us make mistakes, usually because we dont think before we act. I think Eve will be shown as one to given in easily and do wrong before she even realizes it. She will be characterized as very innocent. I also think sin will be portrayed as very devious.
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Dawnyae Hill
9/17/2013 11:59:00 pm
I think that Milton thinks or would characterize Eve as an innocent. I think he would also characterize her as a person who doesn't sin. I don't understand paradise lost. Sin is the bad one but I also think that Eve could be sneaky. Of course sin would be portrayed as a worse person in the story. I think Eve will have more good to her in the story and make Sin look bad.
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Stuart Carter
9/18/2013 11:34:59 am
It's my honest opinion that she's going to be just as unrighteous as sin. After all, she's human. All of us human peeps are subject to some kind of moral downward spiral, and as much as we have our ups, we have more of our downs. It's simply human nature.
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emily
9/22/2013 09:36:21 am
I agree with Stuart in that she is just as unrighteous as Sin. People make wrong decisions all of the time and are seen equally in the eyes of God. One wrong doing is not more wrong than another.
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Morgan Jones
9/19/2013 10:04:48 am
I think Eve will be characterized as someone who gave into the temptation. I think that she is more like us than we might think. No one is perfect. We all make mistakes. Some are bigger than others, and have more of an effect.
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Kale Walker
9/22/2013 02:46:18 am
I think Milton would characterize Eve as an innocent woman. As someone who didnt realize really what she was doing. As if she didnt realize how her actions could affect everyone else around her. I think he will make it so she realizes the what she was doing is wrong.
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emily
9/22/2013 09:31:48 am
Seeing that Milton made even Satan seem likable, I think he would have justified Eve's actions and caused the reader to feel sympathy for her. I believe he would have mentioned how tempting Satan was and the internal conflict she underwent. However I also think Milton would have written that she consciously chose to eat the fruit, and that she is to blame. Overall I think he would have displayed both sides of the story.
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Lisset rosaldo
10/14/2013 07:46:37 am
The only the thing I don't understand is why would she believe a talking a snake. She knew that it wouldn't be god because god himself would her. This shows that Eve was very curious and mischievous. And also if god told her not to eat from that tree, why would she do it. Regardless if someone told her to do it. But I have to say it wasn't her fault, it was the devil who caused all of it, it was his plan to ruin the children of god as revenge of what god did to him.
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