Samson Agonistes
The character that once was Samson Agonistes,
"herotic renowned/, No strength of man, or fierest
Wild beast, could withstand:
Who tore the lion as the lion tears the kid;"
(Samson 125-127)
is no longer. Instead he is a prisoner of his enemies chained and blinded by them, deceived by his own wife. In this story we see how Samson, after such heretic activities, traces his steps back and speaks of his down fall. The chorus, his friends, console him encouraging him to speak about his life and try to bring him out of his darkness.
In this story Samson's speeches are harsh. There is a vindictive unreconcilled tone in the agony expressed by Samson over his blindness, his defeat and the treachery of his wife. Samson also sees the loss of his eyesight as the worst possible thing. He believes that light is the prime work of God and since light is so necessary to life he is living a half dead life. Samson considers death a privilege......
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