accept his failure,vowing that all was not lost and that he would have 5 revenge for his downfall.The poem goes on to tell how Satan took revenge by tempting Adam and Eve,human creatures created by God,to eat fruit from the Tree of Knowledge against God's instructions.For their disobedience Adam and Eve were driven out of 5” Paradise to the Earth.They were sorry for what they had done and prayed to God.In the last book they were given the hope for redemption.In the end,hand in hand,they walked away from Paradise and the gates of Eden were closed behind them.In this epic 5 poem Satan is the most successfully portrayed character.He was evil, rebellious,courageous,heroic and tragic. Samson Agonistes is a poetical drama modeled on the Greek tragedies.Samson was an athlete,who stood as champion fighting for the freedom of his country.But he was betrayed by his wife Dalilah,who cut his hair,which was the source ofhis power.Then he was defeated and blinded by his enemies the Philistines.Led into the 5 temple to receive insult,he wreaked his vengeance upon his enemies by pulling down the temple upon them and upon himself in a common ruin.The whole poem strongly suggests Milton's passionate 5 longing that he too could bring destruction down upon the enemy at the cost ofhis life.In this sense,Samson is Milton.accept his failure, vowing that all was not lost and that he would have revenge for his downfall. The poem goes on to tell how Satan took revenge by tempting Adam and Eve, human creatures created by God, to eat fruit from the Tree of Knowledge against God’s instructions. For their disobedience Adam and Eve were driven out of Paradise to the Earth. They were sorry for what they had done and prayed to God. In the last book they were given the hope for redemption. In the end, hand in hand, they walked away from Paradise and the gates of Eden were closed behind them. In this epic poem Satan is the most successfully portrayed character. He was evil, rebellious, courageous, heroic and tragic. Samson Agonistes is a poetical drama modeled on the Greek tragedies. Samson was an athlete, who stood as champion fighting for the freedom of his country. But he was betrayed by his wife Dalilah, who cut his hair, which was the source of his power. Then he was defeated and blinded by his enemies the Philistines. Led into the temple to receive insult, he wreaked his vengeance upon his enemies by pulling down the temple upon them and upon himself in a common ruin. The whole poem strongly suggests Milton’s passionate longing that he too could bring destruction down upon the enemy at the cost of his life. In this sense, Samson is Milton. 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’