I noticed, in Book Nine, Eve portrayed thinking that are familiar to me today. In the ninth installment of Paradise Lost, Eve suggests to Adam that they should split up in order to do their work faster. Despite Adam's protest, they agree to do so. I found this interesting because it shows Eve's desire for independence of Adam, wanting to prove that she is capable of doing the same work that he can do alone. This reminded me of the women's rights movements of the past and today, with women wanting equal pay for doing the same jobs as men. It seems to me that Milton, whether accidently or purposefully, portrayed Eve as the literal first feminist on the planet Earth.
I commented on Madison Harry.
At the same the same Milton's portrayal of Eve suggests that he believes she is intellectually inferior to Adam. Maybe I'm wrong though.
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