Through the connection between night and darkness, Eden is drawn into the conversation about darkness in Paradise Lost. Eden has day and night, which is consistent with the three creation stories. Many of the negative events foreshadowing the Fall occur in darkness or during the night. Satan plots to trick Adam and Eve into sinning in the darkness. In Book 2, during the important discussion in Hell as to whether the fall angels will attempt to fight God, despite having lost the first battle that caused their exile from Heaven. Beelzebub, one of the fallen angels in Hell, remarks to Satan, “Advise if this be worth/Attempting, or to sit in darkness here/Hatching vain empires” (Book 2 Line 376-378). Satan sits in the darkness devising plans for how to spread his darkness.
Furthermore, each time Satan takes any action before the fall within Eden, in Paradise Lost, it occurs during the night. The first time Satan appears to Eve when he causes her to have a dream about eating the forbidden fruit during night, under the cover of darkness. Uriel has told Gabriel that he met one of the fallen angels and that fallen angel has entered Eden. The poet depicts the angels Ithuriel and Zephon finding a miniscule Satan whispering in …show more content…
Eden provides the basic necessities to survive a pre-fallen Earth, such as food and water. When discussing the necessity of shelter, for pre-fallen Earth, Eden is insufficient. Shelter is necessary to protect humans from various aspects of Earth that would harm us, whether by intention or inadvertently. Eve and the slumbering serpent were tormented while they rested, because Satan and his darkness were able to enter their home. The Garden of Eden was not “sufficient to have stood” Satan’s temptations, and because their home could not provide an adequate barrier, Adam and Eve were easier to
Furthermore, each time Satan takes any action before the fall within Eden, in Paradise Lost, it occurs during the night. The first time Satan appears to Eve when he causes her to have a dream about eating the forbidden fruit during night, under the cover of darkness. Uriel has told Gabriel that he met one of the fallen angels and that fallen angel has entered Eden. The poet depicts the angels Ithuriel and Zephon finding a miniscule Satan whispering in …show more content…
Eden provides the basic necessities to survive a pre-fallen Earth, such as food and water. When discussing the necessity of shelter, for pre-fallen Earth, Eden is insufficient. Shelter is necessary to protect humans from various aspects of Earth that would harm us, whether by intention or inadvertently. Eve and the slumbering serpent were tormented while they rested, because Satan and his darkness were able to enter their home. The Garden of Eden was not “sufficient to have stood” Satan’s temptations, and because their home could not provide an adequate barrier, Adam and Eve were easier to