In Books VIII–IX of Paradise Lost, John Milton led us to the edge of humanity’s greatest turning point. Innocence still lingered in Eden, though the shadow of temptation had already begun to stretch across the garden. Now, in Book X, the choice has been made. The fruit has been taken. The command has been broken. The harmony between God and man fractures, and the consequences of sin begin to unfold immediately. What was once peace becomes blame. What once was communion beco