Persuasive Essay About Eve

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There is a rumor that that women are weaker because they are more prone to fall into their emotions, they are more likely to fall into their temptations. However, doesn’t that make women innocent, for instance, think of Eve in the story of Adam and Eve. She is most notorious for being the first to fall into temptation by the Satan, and from her mistake pulled Adam along with her. In short Eve ate the apple first, so she is the cause for all of man’s problem, and all women will bring about the destruction of man due to Eve’s weakness. However, what about Adam, isn’t he worse for following suit in Eve decision? Eve, was tempted the same way a child was tempted with a new and exciting toy what he or she desire, so what guided Adam’s choice to fall? According, to John Milton’s Paradise Lost, Adam willingly ate the apple …show more content…

2108, lines 782-783). She realized that she had to get Adam to commit the sin that she had become aware that she committed, similar to how a child realizes he or she is in trouble for going against his or parents. However, unlike a child Eve becomes a conniving woman after she has eaten the fruit and contemplates letting Adam know of her “change, and give him to partake full happiness…or rather not, But keep the odds of knowledge in my power without copartner” (pg. 2109, lines 818-821)? Stating that her keeping the knowledge to herself would “add to wants in the female sex In the female sex…And render me more equal, and perhaps…sometime Superior” (pi. 2109, lines 821-825). These lines show how Eve has been corrupted, that she is no longer thinking about sharing her knowledge with Adam, but keeping it all to herself to add to herself. She rejects the choice of not telling Adam, when she realizes that God maybe aware of what she has done, and make her “no more, and Adam wedded to another Eve” (pg. 2109, lines

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