This passage serves to show that Eve is not to blame for man's fall into sin and temptation. She and Adam are one; God made her with Adam's flesh, and therefore, Eve is designed to be connected to a man. Although she is the one who eats the forbidden fruit and commits the first sin of mankind, because she is essentially made from Adam, we must conclude that Adam was the first sinner.
God made Eve (woman) to support Adam (man). She recalls the first day she awoke, "when from sleep I first awaked, and found myself reposed Under a shade on flowers, much wondering where and what I was, whence thither brought, and how" (449-452). Her acute memory of her first moments in the world show her purity as well as her vulnerability. Because she was not of her own flesh in the first place, she has no thought of her own. In this verse, Milton uses "wh" sounds repeatedly, giving the readers a sense of confusion and ignorance. Milton depicts Eve as a woman who didn't know better; through this we conclude that she was only Satan's weapon and nothing more. She is not the temptress who brought down all of mankind, as she is often portrayed.
Eve also admits to her lack of free will and knowledge, saying "I thither went with unexperienced thought" (456-457). While God made Adam with a clear purpose in mind, Eve was someone He made on second thought. Milton chooses to use the particular word "unexperienced" to highlight Eve's separation from experience, which can be interpreted as sin (experience --> sin). Though Milton clearly sees Eve as "inferior," he uses this concept to clear Eve's blame. The blame is on God and on Adam, who asserts authority by demanding "Return, fair Eve; Whom fliest thou?" The authoritative tone in Adam's dialogue goes to show that Eve had no choice in anything, and is susceptible to the sins the devil exposes to her. This proves that Eve did not commit the first sin, because it was in God's will.
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