ENGL 316 Lecture Notes - Areopagitica, Petrarchan Sonnet, Satan
5 Dec 2012
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Milton wants the fall? (eve"s hair, wantoness, etc) Back to what it"s like: lush, thicketed, enclosed, fertile (could the fertility be too much? could the enclosure be too enclosed?) the work aspect. We might not like that eve is kind of subordinate (though subordinate things often end up having a greater power) When they talk, adam always speaks first. He"s making a point that eve is his partner, not his inferior. She was a part of him, then she parted, and since she parted, she"s a partner, and since she"s a partner, she can partake in all his experiences. This draws parallels to poetic laguage - he creates, like poets. This formal language is kind of a sign of respect too. Before the fall, we"re led to believe that eloquent speech was strived for. He talks of how great god is, what it looks like, and the laws and limits of paradise.
