Answer:
"O fair foundation laid whereon to build
Thir ruine! Hence I will excite thir minds
With more desire to know, and to reject
Envious commands, invented with designe
To keep them low whom knowledge might exalt
Equal with Gods; aspiring to be such,
They taste and die: what likelier can ensue?"
Explanation:
This excerpt shows Satan plotting how he will deceive Adam and Eve. He plans to confuse their minds, offer the forbidden fruit, and say that this fruit will make them equal to God. For this reason, this is the passage that shows Satan's plans to destroy Adam and Eve.
