Question

Read lines 930–935 from "Adam and Eve's Reconciliation" in Paradise Lost. Both have sinned, but thou Against God only, I against God and thee, And to the place of judgement will return, There with my cries importune Heaven, that all The sentence from thy head removed may light On me, sole cause to thee of all this woe, Me, me only, just object of his ire." According to these lines, what is Eve willing to do to gain Adam's forgiveness?

A. Tell God it was all her fault.
B. Face Satan alone.C. Denounce God. D. Leave Paradise.

Answer 1

A. Tell God it was all her fault.

Eve is willing to take the entire blame for betraying God. She says that the punishment should fall on only her, sine she sinned against God and Adam, and Adam only sinned against God because of her. She says she will "importune Heaven", meaning beg to God to lift the punishment from Adam.