Nhung Tran
November 21, 2014
Annotated Bibliography
Benet, Diana Trevino. "'No Outward Aid Require': A Note On Eve In Separation." Anq 2.3 (1989): 90. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Nov. 2014.
This article focused on the separation and disputation of Adam and Eve to spiritual trial in Paradise Lost by John Milton. Benet suggested two points: “in the trails preceding Eve’s, Milton emphasizes the irrelevance to their outcome of physical separation from the faithful community; and, in Heaven and the unfallen world, disputation is a positive expression of the freedom of the will,” (91). Adam and Eve disputation and separation distinguishes them as two different people who are of two minds. The author stated that some readers assume that Adam views are correct because he has a higher status, and some readers believe Eve is disobedient, defiant, infantile, or predisposed to sin because she was in disputation in itself (92). Some readers believe Eve is only perfect when she say that she will obey because that means she thinks like Adam, …show more content…
"Adam and the subversion of paradise." Studies in English Literature, 1500- 1900 34.1 (1994): 119+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 2 Nov. 2014. As God’s subject, Adam is fully sufficient and has no needs unlike Eve who is more complex than and possessed characteristics different from Adam, God or Paradise. Eve seeks and had the potential to find alternatives worlds to find completeness and acceptance in a masculine environment; and, her ability to experience alternatives worlds is what brought disorder to Paradise. Langford stated that Adam maintains an unvarying commitment to a hierarchical structure which proves his subjectivity while belittling Eve (1). Langford stated that Milton’s God did more than create a delicate partner for Adam; and, instead Eve represented an alternative realm which, though officially in subjection to the masculine model of heaven, amain manifests its independence and difference
November 21, 2014
Annotated Bibliography
Benet, Diana Trevino. "'No Outward Aid Require': A Note On Eve In Separation." Anq 2.3 (1989): 90. Literary Reference Center. Web. 3 Nov. 2014.
This article focused on the separation and disputation of Adam and Eve to spiritual trial in Paradise Lost by John Milton. Benet suggested two points: “in the trails preceding Eve’s, Milton emphasizes the irrelevance to their outcome of physical separation from the faithful community; and, in Heaven and the unfallen world, disputation is a positive expression of the freedom of the will,” (91). Adam and Eve disputation and separation distinguishes them as two different people who are of two minds. The author stated that some readers assume that Adam views are correct because he has a higher status, and some readers believe Eve is disobedient, defiant, infantile, or predisposed to sin because she was in disputation in itself (92). Some readers believe Eve is only perfect when she say that she will obey because that means she thinks like Adam, …show more content…
"Adam and the subversion of paradise." Studies in English Literature, 1500- 1900 34.1 (1994): 119+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 2 Nov. 2014. As God’s subject, Adam is fully sufficient and has no needs unlike Eve who is more complex than and possessed characteristics different from Adam, God or Paradise. Eve seeks and had the potential to find alternatives worlds to find completeness and acceptance in a masculine environment; and, her ability to experience alternatives worlds is what brought disorder to Paradise. Langford stated that Adam maintains an unvarying commitment to a hierarchical structure which proves his subjectivity while belittling Eve (1). Langford stated that Milton’s God did more than create a delicate partner for Adam; and, instead Eve represented an alternative realm which, though officially in subjection to the masculine model of heaven, amain manifests its independence and difference