independence to happy servility,and welcomes his defeat and his torments as a glory,a liberty and a joy.To Milton,the proud and somber Satan represented the spirit of rebellion against an unjust 5 authority.By using Satan as his mouthpiece,Milton is uttering his intense hatred oftyranny in the capacity ofthe Revolutionary. 2.0 Paradise Regained It explores the theme of temptation and fall and shows how 5 humankind,in the person of Christ,withstands the tempter and is established once more in the divine favor 3.0 Samson Agonistes 5 Samson Agonistes is a poetical drama modeled on the Greek tragedy.The story was taken from the Old Testament.Samson was an athlete of the Israelites.He stood as their champion,fighting for the freedom of his country.But he was betrayed by his wife and blinded by his enemies the Philistines.One day he was summoned to provide 5 amusement for his enemies by feats of strength in a temple.There he wreaked his vengeance upon his enemies by pulling down the temple upon them and upon himselfin a common ruin. In this poetical drama,Milton is telling us his own story.Like 心 Samson,he has been betrayed by his wife.He has suffered from blindness and been scorned by his enemies,and yet he has struggled heroically against his enemies.So the whole poem strongly suggestsindependence to happy servility, and welcomes his defeat and his torments as a glory, a liberty and a joy. To Milton, the proud and somber Satan represented the spirit of rebellion against an unjust authority. By using Satan as his mouthpiece, Milton is uttering his intense hatred of tyranny in the capacity of the Revolutionary. 2.0 Paradise Regained It explores the theme of temptation and fall and shows how humankind, in the person of Christ, withstands the tempter and is established once more in the divine favor. 3.0 Samson Agonistes Samson Agonistes is a poetical drama modeled on the Greek tragedy. The story was taken from the Old Testament. Samson was an athlete of the Israelites. He stood as their champion, fighting for the freedom of his country. But he was betrayed by his wife and blinded by his enemies the Philistines. One day he was summoned to provide amusement for his enemies by feats of strength in a temple. There he wreaked his vengeance upon his enemies by pulling down the temple upon them and upon himself in a common ruin. In this poetical drama, Milton is telling us his own story. Like Samson, he has been betrayed by his wife. He has suffered from blindness and been scorned by his enemies, and yet he has struggled heroically against his enemies. So the whole poem strongly suggests 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’