Knowledge is a power that everyone can access and integrate into their daily life. The more knowledge one has can either be beneficial or detrimental to oneself. Knowing less about a subject could benefit one; likewise, knowing more about a situation could engender chaos in one’s life. John Milton examines the power of knowledge in his work Paradise Lost by demonstrating the potentially baneful effect knowledge can have on a person. God instilled Adam and Eve with the right amount of insight He felt they needed to survive. God declares that He gave them enough knowledge to allow Adam and Eve to choose their path instead of it being forced. Milton writes,
Freely they stood who stood, and fell who fell./ Not free, what proof could they have giv’n sincere/ Of true allegiance, constant faith or love,/ Where only what they needs must do, appeared,/ Not what they would? What praise could they receive? (Milton, 97) …show more content…
He equipped the couple with the ability to choose how they want to live their life. This amount of knowledge benefits Adam and Eve because they know as much as they should know. However, Eve, like most humans naturally do, develops a curiosity about the world; her inquisitiveness is only heightened more when she is tempted by Lucifer in the form of a serpent. Eve attempts to use reasoning while deciding whether or not it is okay to violate God’s orders. Lucifer is able to see Eve’s justifications of whether or not she should eat from the forbidden tree; Satan decides to act on her indecisiveness and persuade her that it is okay to neglect God’s command. He reasons with Eve and makes her ponder why God would create a tree and herself but not let her reap the benefits of the fruit. Satan deceitfully
Freely they stood who stood, and fell who fell./ Not free, what proof could they have giv’n sincere/ Of true allegiance, constant faith or love,/ Where only what they needs must do, appeared,/ Not what they would? What praise could they receive? (Milton, 97) …show more content…
He equipped the couple with the ability to choose how they want to live their life. This amount of knowledge benefits Adam and Eve because they know as much as they should know. However, Eve, like most humans naturally do, develops a curiosity about the world; her inquisitiveness is only heightened more when she is tempted by Lucifer in the form of a serpent. Eve attempts to use reasoning while deciding whether or not it is okay to violate God’s orders. Lucifer is able to see Eve’s justifications of whether or not she should eat from the forbidden tree; Satan decides to act on her indecisiveness and persuade her that it is okay to neglect God’s command. He reasons with Eve and makes her ponder why God would create a tree and herself but not let her reap the benefits of the fruit. Satan deceitfully