Part 2- Biblical Allusions: "The Fall"

"The Fall"   Biblical Allusion   Source: The Old Testament- Genesis 3

• Known as the fall of man
• The serpent comes to Eve and tempts her to eat the forbidden fruit
• Eve eats it and gives some to Adam
• Adam and Eve, knowing they've sinned, hide in the Garden until God arrives
• God curses the serpent and promises a savior to crush the head of it
• Woman must now go through childbirth
• Man has to work to produce
• All people have to die
• God forces them out of the garden and clothes them

Commentary: The main concept of this is the loss of one's child like qualities and learning to grow up into a more mature adult. This example can be found in Romeo and Juliet. When Juliet chooses to make the move of marrying Romeo in defiance of her parents, this is a loss of innocence. She leaves her child like qualities behind and makes the choice of marrying the love of her life.