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Flashcards in Key Quotes Paradise Lost Book 9 Deck (10)
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1
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what adjective is consistently used to describe the snake

A

‘subtle’

2
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ambition and revenge quote about Satan that links to DoM

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‘But what will not ambition and revenge/Descend to?’

3
Q

adam quote about free will- how he can’t force her to stay

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‘for thy stay, not stay, absents thee more’

4
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what does Satan call Eve that shows his disruption of the natural hierarchy

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‘sov’reign mistress’

5
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the corruption of Satan’s words making their way into eve quote– links to DoM about how words are corrupting

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‘Into the heart of Eve his words made way’

6
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ambition quote that links to DoM when satan is convincing eve to eat the fruit

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‘vent’ring higher than my lot’

7
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famous quote about eve eating the fruit

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‘she plucked, she ate’

8
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quote about the female appetite (links to dom)

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‘Greedily she engorged’

9
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eve’s repeated ‘equal’ quotes

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‘equal lot’ ‘equal joy’ ‘equal love’

10
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quote about a&e lust

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‘in lust they burn’