plbk5 Paradise Lost Bk 5 Outline

*lines 1-128 Adam awakes surprised to find Eve still sleeping. He admires her beauty and then wakes her by calling her his new delight. She wakes and embraces Adam fearfully. She then tells Adam of a terrible dream she has had in which an angel tempts her into eating the forbidden fruit. The angel convinces Eve to eat the fruit by telling her that it will make her a goddess. Eve eats. Adam is scared by Eve's dream, but he comforts her by telling her that he knows she would never eat the forbidden fruit.

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[377-450] Adam leads Raphael to his home in Eden. Eve is standing naked waiting for them. Raphael greets her, calling her the mother of mankind. Adam invites Raphael to join them in a meal, but Adam is not quite sure whether or not angels can eat the same food. Raphael explains that he can eat the same food -- showing that men and angels aren't totally different.

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