I was wondering what everyone thinks is the most important passage in Paradise Lost? I wrote an essay saying Book 9 in the scene where Eve is tempted, rationalizes, and eats the fruit from the forbidden tree. For 3 reasons:
1. It shows the importance of not straying from God's will
2. It establishes Adam as the hero of Paradise Lost through eating the apple and following Eve into mortality
3.The fact that both Adam and Eve fell essentially opens up the world to the evils that were previously concealed such as Sin and Death and their presence paves the way for many of the important stories of the Bible to unfold such as Cain and Abel, The Tower of Babel, Noah's Ark, and the coming of The Son.
Opinions?