Samson Agonistes

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found alone, but rush upon him thronging, and present times past, what he once was, and what he is now. He is really struggling with his current life wanting to know why his breeding was ordered as a person separate to God. Samson lays all the blame on himself saying how impotent his mind was in a body so strong. God gave him the strength to show everyone but the gift was so slight he hung it in his hair. After debating with himself about his life he turns to his loss of sight. "O loss of sight, of thee I most complain!" (67 Samson). Samson see his lost of sight in the worse way being that he viewed it so highly. He believes that light is the prime work of god and since that light is so necessary to life he is living a life half dead. Again Samson begins to question, "why was the sight to such a tender ball as th' eye confined? If light was so precious why would it be exposed and so easy to be destroyed. Samson considers death a privilege because he would be buried and ...

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him sideways the fact that his wife deceived him. The Chorus responds by telling him that, "Tax not divine disposal/, wiset men have erred, and by bad women been deceived/; and shall again, pretend they ne'er so wise." (210-212 Samson) The Chorus and Samson begin to talk about why Samson chose his wife and how he is considered a Saint, after which Samson's father arrives, Manoa.
Manoa asks the Chorus if their once gloried friend dwells here. As a response they state that, "As signal now in low dejected state, as erst in highest/, behold him where he lies." (338-339) Even though Samson feels very low of himself his friends to still see him as remarkable. Once again, just like ...

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