Epic Poetry and Psychological Complexity

Tim Strzechowski dedalus204 at comcast.net
Sat Jul 26 11:23:52 CDT 2003


> Great POINT! Eve ain't Adam. Don't get his education exactly,  does she? 
> 
> Adam isn't deceived by Satan. 
> He isn't deceived by Eve. 
> 
> What's his excuse? 
> 
> Tragedy?
> 

He puts his interest in Eve before his obedience to God.

A lapse of reason.

Tragic, indeed.







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