Before starting, I looked on the internet for some other visual representations of this scene, and found that there were many paintings and drawings where Satan was physically handing Eve the apple or even putting it in her mouth. I decided that in my adaptation, I wanted the snake to be very close to the fruit and Eve, egging her on, but I did not want Satan to be physically touching the fruit. This highlights Eve's free will. Although she was influenced by Satan's lies and he was responsible for tricking her, it was her conscious decision every step of the way. She picked up the apple on her own, just as she ate it on her own. I think that in my adaptation, Eve gains more agency in the scene.
I drew the scene from Paradise Lost when the snake (which Satan embodies) convinces Eve to eat the forbidden fruit despite her orders from God. I then took a photo of my drawing and digitally wrote a line from the text that I feel shows Satan's deception the best. He tells Eve that the fruit gives life and knowledge, when he really hopes that she and Adam will die from the fruit. It's hard to tell, but I attempted to portray Satan's intentions by adding fire in the eyes of the snake where light would be reflecting from the fruit. In my drawing, Satan sees destruction of Paradise when he looks at the apple. Through my adaptation, Satan is only portrayed through the snake, which could be considered a loss for his character since his presence is only indicated by the book.
Before starting, I looked on the internet for some other visual representations of this scene, and found that there were many paintings and drawings where Satan was physically handing Eve the apple or even putting it in her mouth. I decided that in my adaptation, I wanted the snake to be very close to the fruit and Eve, egging her on, but I did not want Satan to be physically touching the fruit. This highlights Eve's free will. Although she was influenced by Satan's lies and he was responsible for tricking her, it was her conscious decision every step of the way. She picked up the apple on her own, just as she ate it on her own. I think that in my adaptation, Eve gains more agency in the scene.
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