Who is most responsible for the fall in 

Paradise Lost: Man or Satan?

In Book 9, according to Milton, man bears most of the responsibility for the fall. Even though they were tempted by Satan, both Eve and Adam chose to eat the fruit from the
Tree of Knowledge by their own free will, despite knowing that this would be disobedient to God. Although it can be argued that God had foreknowledge of their mistake and
could have intervened, his intervention would only have proved that man has no free will, and is therefore not responsible for his choices. Satan bears some responsibility in his
temptation of Adam and Eve, but like God, he can't control their ultimate decisions.

In Milton's Paradise Lost, why didn't Adam or Eve take accountability for their actions during the fall and are they right to blame each other?
In Book 9, by having Adam and Eve refuse to take accountability for their individual roles in the fall, Milton seems to be suggesting that it is the fall itself that has corrupted their
ability to own responsibility for their actions. They both willingly ate the fruit for different reasons and therefore blaming each other is incorrect. Eve eats the fruit because she is
tempted by Satan in the form of a snake and also because of her desire for knowledge. However, Adam eats the fruit because he is weakened by his love for Eve. Milton hints
here that this is the beginning of deception.

In Milton's Paradise Lost, why did Satan choose to tempt Eve instead of Adam?
In Book 9 Satan chooses to tempt Eve instead of Adam because he (and Milton) sees her as the weaker of the two of them and therefore more open to manipulation. Satan
knows that flattery is the way to get to Eve, while also exploiting her desire to be Adam's equal, and he tells her that eating "it gives you life/To knowledge." Satan knows that for
Eve, having equal knowledge to Adam is power. Satan also correctly banks on the fact that, while Adam may be too smart to eat the fruit out of his own curiosity, his weakness
is his love for Eve. Therefore, once Eve eats the fruit, Satan knows that Adam will, too, and the fall will be complete.

In Milton's Paradise Lost, Adam and Eve both respond to temptation, but are they equally responsible for the fall?
In Book 9, even though Eve eats the fruit first, she and Adam bear equal responsibility for the Fall. God gave them free will and it is their independent choice to eat the fruit
knowing the consequences. Adam hesitates over leaving Eve alone, worried that she will be a prime candidate for Satan to tempt, and he is right. Eve lets herself be persuaded
by the disguised Satan, and selfishly decides to offer Adam the fruit so that he will fall with her. Adam still has the agency to decline, but he willingly eats the fruit so that he can
stay with Eve. In this way, they bear equal responsibility.