FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
THE POETRY OF JOHN MILTON
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In “Samson, ” Harapha is Samson’s enemy, but he is not in “Judges.”
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In “Samson, ” Samson is a Jew, but he is not in “Judges.”
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In “Samson, ” Samson marries the Woman of Timnah, but not in “Judges.”
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In “Samson, ” Samson never worships Dagon, but he does in “Judges.”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Samson Agonistes (from Greek , “Samson the champion") is a tragic closet drama by John Milton. It appeared with the publication of Milton’s Paradise Regained in 1671, as the title page of that volume states: “Paradise Regained / A Poem / In IV Books / To Which Is Added / Samson Agonistes".
Detailed explanation-2: -Harapha, all proud and strong and unimpaired, is kind of like what Samson used to be. He represents Samson’s past. In fact, we could go even a bit further and think about Harapha as a version of Samson and their encounter as a confrontation between Samson and himself.
Detailed explanation-3: -Samson Agonistes, (Greek: “Samson the Athlete” or “Samson the Wrestler”) tragedy by John Milton, published in the same volume as his epic Paradise Regained in 1671.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the poem, he is characterized as a man who is extremely proud of his great feats in battle, even to the point of egotism, yet who also has unwavering faith in God, who he believes communicates with him in some unspecified, internal manner.