In The Tragedy of Mariam, we read right away the gender politics of women where in the introduction Mariam is thought of as a possession. Herod leaves for Rome and tells his uncle “to kill Mariam in the event of his death so no other man could possess her” (pg. 1). We see right away what this …show more content…
Eve “who for my willful crime art banished hence,” gives in to her inferiority and takes the blame for the fall of mankind even though both her and Adam ate from the forbidden tree (12.619). And since falling Eve is now adapting to what was suggested of Adam, to be submissive and obedient. After taking the blame, Adam did not comfort her or try to help her feel as it was not solely her fault, “So spake our mother Eve, and Adam hears/Well please, but answered not” his silence is please at her submissiveness (12.624-625). Towards the end of book end Adam and Eve “hand in hand with wand’ring steps and slow/Though Eden took their solitary way,” leave Eden seeming equal by leaving hand in hand, but because Eve submits to Adam and takes the blame for the fall of mankind they are not. Eve leaves Eden still inferior to Adam, while he got everything he