Question

Which two lines in this excerpt from John Milton’s Paradise Lost support the claim that Satan perceived women as being inferior to men? The image of their glorious Maker shon, Truth, Wisdome, Sanctitude severe and pure, Severe, but in true filial freedom plac't; Whence true autoritie in men; though both Not equal, as their sex not equal seemd; For contemplation hee and valour formd, For softness shee and sweet attractive Grace, Hee for God only, shee for God in him:

Answer 1

Answer:

Whence true autoritie in men; though both Not equal (line 295)

Hee for God only, shee for God in him (line 299).

Explanation:

In John Milton's epic poetry "Paradise Lost", is written in blank verse. This poem is based on the Biblical story of Adam and Eve, the fall of man and the temptation by Satan.

From the given excerpt from the poem, the two lines

Whence true autoritie in men; though both Not equal (line 295)

Hee for God only, shee for God in him (line 299)

gives support to the claim that Satan perceived women as inferior to men. by claiming that true authority is given to men and the two sexes not equal. Then, he also said that man is for God while a woman is for the man who is like a god figure for her. So, god is above man and man is in turn above woman.

Answer 2

In this excerpt, we can cleary see how Satan perceived men as superior than women because he claims in favour of men using big and good adjectives to describe them, adjectives related to strong people and so on. Inteasted, he describes women with soft adjectives treating them as delicated people, warm, affectionate ones, leading to believe they can not be strong as men. To support this, we can use the following lines: "The image of their glorious Maker shon, Truth, Wisdome, Sanctitude severe and pure, Severe, but in true filial freedom plac't; Whence true autoritie in men; though both Not equal, as their sex not equal seemd;"