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A Brief Comment on John Milton"s Samson Agonistes

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A Brief Comment on John Milton's Samson Agonistes
温州师范学院98英专⑴班 李节和

[Abstract] Milton, a great English poet, was a whole man, integrated in both his art and his life, and political in highest sense in both. Samson Agonistes was the last great creation of his old age. Samson was an ancient Israeli hero of the Old Testament. Milton and Samson had some same characters. Though they all became blind later, they kept their faith, still fought for the freedom bravely. In my opinion, Samson was Milton himself.
[Key Words] Milton Samson Situations Freedom Success

Introduction

The 17th century was one of the most tempestuous periods in English history. It was called the Period of Revolution and Restoration . Milton lived from 1608 to 1674. There were three main periods among Milton's whole life. Milton spent the first years of his life as a student and academic. In the second period of his life, he virtually ceased to write poetry, political writing, taking up most of his time. The third period in his life dates from 1660-74. Deprived of political work and influence, he created three great works Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes. Samson Agonistes was Milton's last work. It based on the biblical story of Samson, the champion of Israel, who just liked Milton himself, passed his last days in darkness. The more we study Samson Agonistes, the more we'll know Milton. This paper tries to analyze the similarities between Samson and Milton.

Conclusion

To sum up, the article analyzes the Samson Agonistes, one of Milton's great works. To some degrees, Samson was Milton himself, who was longing for sight and freedom in the whole life. So Milton was a brave fighter for the Revolution. Even he got blind, he still went on fighting by using his own pen.

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