John Milton's Samson Agonistes drew on the materials from the Old Testament and told a sorrow story of Samson who experienced a misfortune and then was reborn as an Israelite hero. In Samson Agonistes, Samson'...John Milton's Samson Agonistes drew on the materials from the Old Testament and told a sorrow story of Samson who experienced a misfortune and then was reborn as an Israelite hero. In Samson Agonistes, Samson's wife Dalila is an important character, who was portrayed by Milton as an incarnation of temptation. Through building Dalila's role, Milton could represent his own understanding of Samson's story, and meanwhile Dalila's temptation influenced on Samson's destiny from his degradation to his spiritual rebirth.展开更多
文摘John Milton's Samson Agonistes drew on the materials from the Old Testament and told a sorrow story of Samson who experienced a misfortune and then was reborn as an Israelite hero. In Samson Agonistes, Samson's wife Dalila is an important character, who was portrayed by Milton as an incarnation of temptation. Through building Dalila's role, Milton could represent his own understanding of Samson's story, and meanwhile Dalila's temptation influenced on Samson's destiny from his degradation to his spiritual rebirth.