What important event(s) occur(s) in John Milton's "Paradise Lost" immediately after Eve first eats of the Tree of Knowledge ?
Correct answer: A. Nature is immediately wounded by Eve's transgression.
- A. Nature is immediately wounded by Eve's transgression.
- B. Satan is immediately wounded by Eve's transgression.
- C. Raphael is immediately wounded by Eve's transgression.
- D. Abdiel immediately flees the Council of Rebel Angels.
Explanation
When Eve eats the fruit, the effect reaches beyond humanity: the Earth feels the wound and Nature gives signs of sorrow. Satan, Raphael, and Abdiel are not the immediate victims of this act.
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