Samson Agonistes Change Quotes

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Quote #4

SAMSON: Now blind, disheartn'd, sham'd dishonor'd, quell'd, to what can I be useful, wherein serve my nation? (564-565)

Samson used to be The Hope for his people... that's a hard act to follow. Or sustain. Just ask this guy.

Quote #5

CHORUS: Toward these thus dignifi'd, thou [God] oft amidst thir higheth of noon, changest thy countenance and thy hand with no regard of highest favors past (683-685)

It isn't just Samson who has changed; God seems to change his mind a lot too. But how is that possible? Can God be God if he changes his mind?

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Quote #6

CHORUS: She's [Dalila's] gone, a manifest Serpent by her sting discovr'd in the end, til now concel'd (998-999)

It might seem like Dalila's changed, but she hasn't. She's always been a serpent—just good at hiding it.