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The narrator gives her account of the physical and psychological profile of the Surinamese natives in Oroonoko. She draws comparisons to the Garden of Eden before the Original Sin.

A giant tree labelled with sins.

This is an image of Mephistopheles from Goethe's Faust during the prologue scene when he was talking to God.

A stranded vessel being saved by lifeboats on a half very stormy and a half very nice day.

In the Bible, God reprimands Eve for eating the forbidden fruit. In the etching, Adam strikes and ambiguous pose which suggests either that is he who is speaking or he is helpless and shocked. Under the etching reads Latin lettering: "Deus omnium…

Definition of soteriology
: theology dealing with salvation especially as effected by Jesus Christ

This is an embroidered sample of Adam and Eve. Their position near the tree shows the moment they are both about to sin by eating the forbidden fruit.

Based on the writings of Revelations Blake creates a horned demon who is shown here being drawn up to earth.