Milton - Quotes Flashcards
“Fallen cherub, to be _____ is miserable”
“Fallen cherub, to be weak is miserable”
Satan stating to eve his damnation, placing false hope in God
“fondly _____ with femal charm”
“fondly overcome with femal charm”
Presenting Adam as a victim of Eves seduction.
“fondly” may suggest Adam is enjoying himself
“now, let us ______”
“now, let us play”
After eating the fruit.
Adam is jubilant, they are sharing mutual joy
“O ____”
“O Eve”
Juxtaposes the sweet descriptions he gave her before their fall (associate sole).
Indication that Adam blames Eve for their downfall and doesn’t take any blame himself
“full of _______ driv’n”
“full of anguish driv’n”
Satan feels betrayed
Vengeful
Hurt
“for to ______ us more”
“for to spite us more”
Believes God has created man out of spite
More feelings of betrayal
“Spite then with _____ is best ______”
“Spite then with spite is best repaid” Mockery of the bible (an eye for an eye) Sibilance, serpentine, malevolent Rhyming couplet, heroic finality Resentful tone
“Thou therefore now _____”
“Thou therefore now advise”
Intimate
Direct address
“Let us _____ our labours”
“Let us divide our labours”
Portrayed as equals
Juxtaposes Satan’s quest to “sever” their union
Roses
Symbol of passion
Myrtle
Symbol of marriage
Joynt hands
Symbol of marriage
“Her husband staies, who _____ her, or with her the worst ______”
“Her husband staies, who guards her, or with her the worst endures”
He’s claiming to be her protector
Patriarchal view of women needing a man to protect them
“O much __________, much failing, hapless Eve”
“O much deceav’d, much failing, hapless Eve”
Foolish, naive
Separated from Adam
Weak
“Veild in a ________ of Fragrance”
“Veild in a Cloud of Fragrance”
Bridal
Symbol of purity
Perverse for Satan to state it
“Adam shall share in _____ or ___”
“Adam shall share in bliss or woe”
Ultimatum of life or death
Supports C.S.Lewis view that she is a murderer
“Thee I have ______”
“Thee i have misst”
Sibilance
Serpentine
As though she has transformed into Satan herself
“May joyne us, equal ___, as equal _____”
May joyne us, equal joy, as equal love”
Temptation of Adam
Questioning his love for her
Pushes him to prove their love
“I would _______ alone”
“I would sustain alone”
Lie
Earlier states “Adam will share with me in bliss or woe”
“Creation could ______”
“Creation could repeate”
Irony that it already has, man is second to the angels and God created man after the fall of Satan”
“_________ Eve”
“Adventurous Eve”
Goes against the patriarchal belief that women were submissive and weren’t supposed to be adventurous or have ambition
“Adam, ______ taste”
“Adam, freely taste”
Echoes the serpents words
Gives Adam a final choice
“Her hand he ______”
“Her hand he seis’d”
Juxtaposes “joynt” hands
Aggressive
Eve reduced to a sexual object
