As the discussion leader for this, I read and analyzed the two readings.

This is for “Eve’s Apology in Defense of Women”.

Lanyer seemed to put the blame on men. Eve ate the forbidden fruit and Adam did as well.

But surely Adam cannot be excused;

Her fault though great, yet he was most to blame;

While reading this, I saw the rhyme scheme was a, b, a, b, a, b, c, c.

This is for Milton’s Paradise Lost.

Paradise Lost was speaking about the falling of humanity and how sin came to be. It also went on about Adam and Eve, the first biblical characters and how the serpent tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit. These two readings have strong Biblical references.