Key Quotes Paradise Lost Book 9

Question 1

what adjective is consistently used to describe the snake

Answer 1

‘subtle’

Question 2

ambition and revenge quote about Satan that links to DoM

Answer 2

‘But what will not ambition and revenge/Descend to?’

Question 3

adam quote about free will- how he can’t force her to stay

Answer 3

‘for thy stay, not stay, absents thee more’

Question 4

what does Satan call Eve that shows his disruption of the natural hierarchy

Answer 4

‘sov’reign mistress’

Question 5

the corruption of Satan’s words making their way into eve quote– links to DoM about how words are corrupting

Answer 5

‘Into the heart of Eve his words made way’

Question 6

ambition quote that links to DoM when satan is convincing eve to eat the fruit

Answer 6

‘vent’ring higher than my lot’

Question 7

famous quote about eve eating the fruit

Answer 7

‘she plucked, she ate’

Question 8

quote about the female appetite (links to dom)

Answer 8

‘Greedily she engorged’

Question 9

eve’s repeated ‘equal’ quotes

Answer 9

‘equal lot’ ‘equal joy’ ‘equal love’

Question 10

quote about a&e lust

Answer 10

‘in lust they burn’