Question

Which lines in this excerpt from John Milton’s Paradise Lost support the claim that Satan perceived women as being inferior to men?

A)The image of their glorious Maker shon,

Truth, Wisdome, Sanctitude severe and pure,
Severe, but in true filial freedom plac't;
Whence true autoritie in men; though both

B)Not equal, as their sex not equal seemd;

For contemplation hee and valour formd,
For softness shee and sweet attractive Grace,

C)Hee for God only, shee for God in him:

Answer 1

The lines in this excerpt from John Milton’s Paradise Lost support the claim that Satan perceived women as being inferior to men is that

Not equal, as their sex not equal seemd;
For contemplation hee and valour formd,
For softness shee and sweet attractive Grace