This document summarizes a student paper analyzing the depiction of female characters in John Milton's Paradise Lost. The paper argues that women in the poem are shown as weak-willed, prone to temptation, guileless yet disobedient. It also discusses how literature can portray women as deceptive and untrustworthy if seductive, and explores the conflicting views of feminism and anti-feminism in society and literature.

1. Samiya . y. kagdi
Roll No : 32
Sem : 1
Paper no : 1 (renaissance literature)
Topic : Paradise lost : Derogatory
traits of women characters.
Submission : S. B. Gardi, Maharaja
krishnakumarsinhji bhavnagar
university (Dilip Barad) sir.
Paradise lost : derogatory characteristics of
women in contemporary times

3. As woman is weak by will, she can be easily tempted.
Perceiving her own destruction as fruitful opportunity:
For example : many rape cases are based on this trait.
May come to know in aftermath consequences of her own stupidity.
Weak – willed /Prone
to temptation

4. Guileless / Disobedient
A woman, who is guileless can be perceived as innocent but not as “the child”
is.
For example : a pretension of innocence.

5. If a woman is deceptive, she must be seductive. While seductive
woman isn’t trustworthy her heart will work in such a way that she
would be found either on this or that branch.
Deceptive : Untrustworthy, seductive

6. •Deep rooted psycology…
•When?
•Constant in practice.
•Practiced by group = acceptance in society.
•Practiced by an individual revolutionary impact.

7. Feminism vs. anti-feminism
Feminism : facilitated by women.
Anti-feminism : facilitated by men.
As a result conflict arises…
Many works of literature on it.
Greater revival in society.

8.  The responsible circumstances (Moly Seagrim)
 Manipulative, egoistic and spoiled psycology(as responsible
factors)
for example: Lady Bellaston
 Strongly built psycology, merged with these aspects (Sophia
Western)

9. Works in three directions:
 Negatively
 In between
 positively

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