The books opened immediately after the fall of Satan and will now close on the fall of mankind. The major theme of Paradise Lost, is, of course, the idea of the Fall. The two then pray to God, asking for forgiveness, and begin to, once again, praise him. They are not, after all, dead and they are still together. Adam turns softer, and tells her that their condition and judgment could have been much worse. Now man will be fighting against nature instead of working with it.Īdam laments the transformation. Most significantly, God sends the angels to tip the axis of the earth so that now it will have seasons.

God changes the laws of nature so that they will not always provide light and order. Sin, of course, will concentrate on mankind. death starts to work on nature, starting with plants and moving up to animals. In the meantime, Sin and Death are on earth. They taste the fruit, but it tastes like ashes. They gather around a tree of fruit, resembling the Tree of Knowledge. Satan feels himself be turned into a giant snake, and he himself hisses with them.Īll of the fallen angels then turn into snakes, scorpions, and monsters. They do not cheer however, as he expected. His fallen angles gather around him in his temple to hear of his success. Satan returns to hell and sends Sin and Death to reign on earth. The two of them build a bridge from hell to earth so that mankind can more easily be brought to hell and Sin, Death, and Satan can more easily invade earth. Sin, at the gates of hell, is inspired by Satan's success on creation and talks with her son Death. The Son then gives them both clothes made from animal skins. And death will be at the end for both of them. He will have difficulty with the earth in getting food to grow.

She will now have pain in childbirth and must be submissive to her husband. The Son judges the snake: and makes him an animal who will grovel on his stomach and eat dust. Adam amidst to eating the fruit, but blames Eve ,the partner that God had made for him.Įve admits as well, but blames the snake. Adam says that he heard the Son calling, but was ashamed that he was naked. They emerge, but instead of praising him, the cringe in guilt. The son calls to Adam and Eve, who are hiding in the bushes. He then sends his Son to judge Adam and Eve. In a sense, he says, this was destined to happen. God tells the angels that guarded the Garden of Eden that there was nothing they could do about stopping Satan and the mankind from making their decision.

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