9. Of course Milton wants to say that Eve doesn't have the brains to listen to Adam's lofty thoughts, but another reading is possible.
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20. Ideologically, Milton was (with a few quirks) a fairly traditional patriarch: Eve is praised when submissive to Adam.
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21. The quirk in Milton's traditionalism is that he clearly likes sex, sees it as a gift & emphasizes Adam & Eve had good sex.
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@HeerJeet Another reading sez human sympathy w change & drama is sign of fallen nature, no? ie we symathise w Satan b/c he shaped us. -
@Fell_Gard Sure, but that's what Blake meant that the true poet is of the devil's party. - Show replies
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