EN 2250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Acrostic, Peripeteia, Mortal Sin
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L 411: readers begin to feel nervous/anxious because we know what is coming. As sure as eve suggests she and adam split, satan goes on a search and sees her alone. L 473: this is satan"s second soliloquy, in which he begins to plan eve"s downfall. L 494: satan takes the shape of a serpent, not as one that slithers along the ground (this was the curse for tempting eve), but in an erect coil. He even writes an acrostic within the poetry. L 532: when satan first encounters eve, he tries to appeal to her as a sovran powerful leader, but also the fairest lady to cultivate her sense of pride. He even refers to her as a goddess among gods. L 549: she engages in conversation with him and is amazed that he can speak. L 571: satan fabricates an autobiography for himself mentioning how he came to speak.
