The Role Of Eve In John Milton's Paradise Lost

The historical context of Milton’s is important to understand Milton’s work and his portrayal of Eve. In Milton’s time women were regarded with little respect. Women did not “hold official civil or ecclesiastical positions, attend universities, or engage in major professions” though it is apparent that that they wrote and “prophesy” (Danielson 177). Women were to keep their opinions to themselves, but in reality they would often give counsel to their husbands in the private of their home (“The Early Seventeenth Century"). Although, Paradise Lost is less focused on careerism in regards to women, there correlation between Eve and seventeenth century women still exists. Eve’s characterization is much more connected to her relationship with Adam