Paradise Lost The first words of Paradise Lost state that the poem's main theme will be “man's first disobedience.” Using this idea of obedience Milton forms the basis of his poem presenting two moral paths that one can take after disobedience: the downward spiral of increasing sin and degradation, represented by Satan, or the road to redemption, represented by Adam and Eve. Throughout the rest of the paper I will try to show Milton’s …showed first 75 words of 612 total…

…showed last 75 words of 612 total…of disobedience when he defied God. A parallel can be drawn between Satan actions and his subsequent fall from heaven and Adam and Eve’s disobedience and their fall from paradise. However this does not mean Adam and Eve is like Satan because Adam remembers their punishment and believes that they can enact revenge on Satan by remaining obedient to God. So together they pray to God and repent, something that Satan can never do.