Question

How is the fall of Adam and Eve connected to the fall of Satan and his cohorts in John Milton’s Paradise Lost?

Answer 1

Answer:

In both falls, the fall of Adam and eve and the fall of Satan, the pride of becoming like God and ultimately leading to their banishment from the heaven is connected.

Explanation:

Paradise Lost is an epic poem written John Milton first published in 1667.

The tale is inspired from the Bible from chapter 1-3 of the book of Genesis(the first book of the Bible). In these chapters we find story of God creating the Earth and first humans, Adam and Eve, and their fall. Milton had with the power of his imagination had elaborated this story. Satan, in this epic tale deceives Eve by making her eat the forbidden fruit of the garden, which leads to the fall of Adam and Eve.

Answer 2

In John Milton's Paradise Lost, both the fall of Adam and Eve and the fall of Satan and his cohorts are caused by disobedience to God.