Both Milton and Lanyer portray the Fall of Humankind on opposite ends of the spectrum: Milton placing the blame on Eve and Layner implicating fault on Adam. Using the Bible as the main source from which both authors were inspired, it is intriguing that they found two seperate answers for whether Adam or Eve was at fault for eating the forbidden fruit. Clearly, both authors possessed some level of bias from their life experiences, which was showcased with their viewpoint regarding the different interpretation of the same topic. Although both Milton and Lanyer agreed that Eve was the first to taste the forbidden fruit, each a separate understanding of Eve’s knowledge of the consequences. This distinct distinction between the two authors leads
