# Eve — Poetry character guide

> Eve in Poetry by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0000-poetry

## Who they are

The first woman, invoked in Bierce's verse as the original withholding hand — proof that stinginess predates the apple's core.

## In the story

### [A Demand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/a-demand)

Mentioned in a hypothetical comparison: if Mat had been Eve and the speaker Adam, she would have given only the core of the apple.

### [Consolation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/consolation)

Referenced as the one tempted by the serpent, but the poem suggests she might have tempted the serpent if not tempted first.

### [The Genesis of Embarrassment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/the-genesis-of-embarrassment)

Eve appraises the setting before consenting, then looks down when accepting.

### [Chapter LV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/lv)

Referenced as the woman who lost the world.

### [CXXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/cxxxiv)

Eve is mentioned as the object of Adam's choice and expected gratitude.

### [CXLIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_se/chapters/cxlix)

Mistakes her reflection for another woman and accuses Adam.

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