Paradise Lost Key Quotees Flashcards
(17 cards)
What is the quote to show when Eve committed the original sin ?
“ she plucked, she ate, earth felt the wound”
What does eve say about god in terms of his allowance ?
“ god our great forbidder”
What is the quote to show how Eve ate the fruit ?
“ greedily she engorged”
What is the quote that shows Adams weakness ?
“Fondly overcome by femile charm”
What quote shows Adam lack of care about his actions when eating the fruit ?
“ Adam took no thought over eating his fill”
What is the quote used to unite Adam and Eve after the original sin ?
“ we are one”- Adam
What does Satan say about his malcontent ?
“Only in destroying i find ease”
What quote describe the serpent and why Satan chooses it ?
“Fittest imp of fraud”
What does Adam describe the fruit as
“Fair enticing fruit”
What quote show poetic justice taking place in the punishment Satan suffers
“Punisht in the shape he sinned”
What quote show how Satan never acts out his evil through his own image ?
“The serpent, suttlest beast of all the field”
What does eve say about the serpents persuasive power ?
“Serpent me beguiled and i did eate.”
What quote shows the blame being shifted to gender instead of person(eve)
From her hand i could suspect no ill, and what she did
What quote shows gods command to find out what eve did ?
Say woman, what is this which thou hast done ?
What is the description used to first describe god within paradise lost ?
Throne supream
What is the meaning and significance of the quote:
“Mutual guilt the seal, the solace of thir sin” ?
This quote shows how Adam and Eve, after the Fall, share guilt together. Their shared sin becomes both a seal (binding them together) and a solace (comfort), as they are now united in mutual wrongdoing. It highlights Milton’s theme of companionship in suffering and moral consequence.
What is the fruit describe as post lapsarian, showing the impact sin has Adam and Eve ?
“False fruit”
