The Man Was Not Deceived
When Milton’s Satan is slithering around in the garden of Eden on the fateful morning in search of the human couple, he seeks them both, but he hopes to find Eve alone. But Eve has argued that each of them, single, is sufficiently armed to thwart the wiles of Satan. Adam gives in, saying that perhaps if they do stay together they will let their guard down.
- ▪When Milton’s Satan is slithering around in the garden of Eden on the fateful morning in search of the human couple, he seeks them both, but he hopes to find Eve alone.
- ▪But Eve has argued that each of them, single, is sufficiently armed to thwart the wiles of Satan.
- ▪Adam gives in, saying that perhaps if they do stay together they will let their guard down.
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When Milton’s Satan is slithering around in the garden of Eden on the fateful morning in search of the human couple, he seeks them both, but he hopes to find Eve alone. There is not much chance of that, he knows, because the two are hardly ever separate, but sure enough, for once, there she is, by herself.Shall Eve’s son, deprived of his father through her fault or the father’s fault or both, “marry” another man?Adam has not recommended it, saying that the two of them would be stronger in meeting any temptation together than if either one were alone. But Eve has argued that each of them, single, is sufficiently armed to thwart the wiles of Satan. She is right, and so is Adam. Their discussion ends with no hard feelings.
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