Book IX
~ John Milton
Summary:
Paradise Lost is the really depressing story of how Adam and Eve sucked at life and lost Paradise. Hence the incredibly ironic title: Paradise Lost.
In chapter IX, Milton spends a lot of time making sure that his story surpasses the greatness of Virgil and Homer, and that his tale of the fall of humankind is EPIC. Not your standard mythic-epic. Beyond that. Way beyond.
Satan returns to the garden of Eden after Raphael leaves, and sneaks over the wall, and decides that a snake is the best disguise to wear. He has a moment of jealousy over Adam and Eve, because, compared to Heave, the new Earth looks pretty cool. When Adam and Eve wake up, Eve decides that they should probably split up to get more work done, but Adam is suspicious after the tempting-toad incident. Eve wants their "strength" tested, so Adam, stalwart stubborn man that he is, gives in. Adam leaves with the concession that he should just "lets her Will rule" and that "restraint she will not brook" and that it's a pretty good idea to just mosey about the garden separately.
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