ok X 508-509). Satin and all the other fallen angels had been turned into snakes. There was also a tree placed in the center of hell and whenever the snakes tried to eat the fruit it turned to ash. After Christ had returned to heaven the angles altered the universe so that there would be hot summers and cold winters. Before the fall the universe had been arranged so that there would be one comfortable temperature. Milton once again included both theories of how the universe was arranged by saying that the angels either actually moved the sun and the planets or tilted the earth’s axis.At the end of book X Eve begs for Adams forgiveness then they both beg for Gods forgiveness. In book XI God hears their pleas and allows them to live and his son agrees to be an advocate for them. Although his mercy allowed them some leeway he still kicked them out of the garden because they were no longer pure and said that they would eventually die for their sins. Being kicked out of the garden also has some autobiographical significance in the life of Milton. He loved gardens and both of his punishments, blindness and being imprisoned in his home made it impossible for him to enjoy them.In the last book Michael shows Adam what is to come for the human race. This gave Adam some hope for the future and makes it easier for him to carry on after falling from God. Adam sees that much good will come from his sin in the end. ...
