Eve and Redemption

The more I read Paradise Lost, the more I am intrigued with Eve. The transition of Eve's character as the poem progresses is much more apparent than that of Adam, or even Satan. She starts off as the doting wife, moves forward as ambition rears its head, becomes a seducer herself and then finally the more repentant of the pair.

Although historically Satan and Eve are blamed for the Fall and that may be true to a large extent, Eve's attempt at redemption is much more significant than Adam's. In fact she is willing to die childless in order to save mankind, thus she becomes much more like the Son of God than even Adam.