Paradise Lost Book 4

Satan briefly considers repentence: "But say I could repent and could obtain By act of grace my former state." (94-95) but chooses not to. This mirrors Adam and Eve's sin later when they do not consider repentance, at least for Eve's sin initially. It was interesting that Satan posed as a large bird as he ran rampant through the garden in this account. Important in this chapter also is how Adam and Eve making love is not viewed as sinful but instead as how God intended.