Paradise Lost, Book 4 summary
Book 4 of 12 · 35 min to read the book
In Book 4, Satan enters Paradise, watches Adam and Eve, and learns that they must not eat from the tree of knowledge, giving him a plan for temptation. Angelic guards discover him beside the sleeping Eve, bring him before Gabriel, and force his retreat after a heavenly sign reveals his weakness.
What happens
- Satan recognizes his responsibility for his fall, but rejects submission and commits himself to evil.
- He leaps into Paradise, watches Adam and Eve, and envies their innocence and married happiness.
- By listening to Adam, Satan learns the prohibition against eating the tree of knowledge and plans to exploit their desire for knowledge.
- Uriel warns Gabriel about the suspicious intruder, while Adam and Eve pray and retire together.
- Ithuriel and Zephon discover Satan beside Eve’s ear, expose his disguise, and escort him to Gabriel.
- Satan threatens battle, but retreats when God’s scales show that resistance brings defeat.
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Satan recognizes that changing location cannot remove his suffering. His torment belongs to his own divided mind as well as his punishment.
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