FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
THE POETRY OF JOHN MILTON
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Medieval Mystery Plays
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Greek Epic
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Greek Drama
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French Chanson de Gestes
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Detailed explanation-1: -Samson Agonistes combines Greek tragedy with Hebrew Scripture, which alters both forms. Milton believed that the Bible was better in its classical forms than those written by the Greeks and Romans.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tragedy. Samson is a tragedy that is really into the fact that it’s a tragedy. It even has a preface called “Of that sort of Dramatic Poem which is call’d Tragedy” just to make sure you’re 100% clear about the fact that it’s a tragedy.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Samson Agonistes the chorus echoes and reinforces, the feelings and thoughts of Samson, interprets the emotions appropriately, and expands and completes the story by its allusions to the past life of Samson.
Detailed explanation-4: -Samson was unable to save himself from the claws of death and was also buried with them, but remained alive among the hearts of his people. In this way, he set an example of great sacrifice by giving up his life but eliminating his rivals.
Detailed explanation-5: -Like Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes focuses on the inner workings of the mind of the protagonist. This emphasis flies in the face of the biblical characterization of Samson in the Book of Judges, which celebrates his physical strength.