Question

Greatly instructed I shall hence depart, Greatly in peace of thought, and have my fill Of knowledge, what this Vessel can contain; Beyond which was my folly to aspire. Which correctly identifies who speaks these lines and in what context? Eve; as she is about to eat from Fruit of Knowledge Satan; as he leaves Heaven for Hell Adam; as he leaves Paradise God; as he explains why Adam and Eve must leave Paradise

Answer 1

These lines are an excerpt from John Milton's Paradise Lost, book XII. In this chapter, Adam and Eve had received message from God about their punishment for eating the forbidden fruit, to which Adam responds with the aforementioned excerpt.

Therefore, your best answer is Adam; as he leaves Paradise.