Questions for your consideration, Book V
What does Eve dream about?
What is the main argument she hears in her dream?
Why, given the outcome she experiences in the dream, is she glad when she wakes up?
Given what she does in the dream, why isn't this a sin?
Summarize Adam and Eve's "morning hymn." What sorts of things do they praise?
Why does God send Raphael?
What does Raphael look like?
Where is Eve when Raphael arrives?
What does Eve do while Adam plays host?
Do Angels eat?
Explain Raphael's presentation of the anatomy of the soul, lines 479-490.
What warning does Raphael give Adam about what he needs to do to receive God's favor?
How does Raphael explain the idea of free will?
What story does Adam ask to hear?
What limitation does Raphael admit will exist in his attempt to tell the story?
What precipitates Satan's dissatisfaction?
What argument does Satan use to his "next subordinate" to explain why they need to have a secret meeting?
How many go with Satan?
WHY does God SMILE on line 718????
Why does Satan think the angels will revolt?
How does Satan feel about order and degree?
Who gives an opposing argument?
What is that argument?
How does Satan respond to that argument?
Does the line "I see thy fall/ Determin'd" mean that Satan is predestined to fall?
How many in the secret meeting decide to reject Satan's plan?
At what point do you think Satan becomes fallen?