Literary Context Flashcards
Satan
Book 1 - “better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven”
Book 2 - the mind “can make a Heaven of a Hell, a Hell of Heaven”
Book 4 - “Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell”
Seduction
Book 4 - “that smooth watery image; back I turned”
- eve describes the discovery of her own reflection, and how before she was told the truth, she thought her reflection was more beautiful than Adam.
Book 4 - “his flesh, his bone”
Book 5 - in Eve’s dream, an angel asks “is Knowledge so despised”
Sin
Book 1 - “Of man’s first disobedience”
Book 1 - Sin if birthed from Satan’s head
Book 4 - their “nuptial bed” is surrounded by “flowers, garlands, and sweet-smelling herbs”
Book 5 - “I, methought, Could not but taste” - Eve’s description of how she ate the Fruit in her dream.
