Samson Agonistes Strength and Skill Quotes

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Quote #4

SAMSON: God, when he gave me strength, to shew withal how slight the gift was, hung it in my Hair" (58-60)

Does the explanation for the hair-strength connection make sense to you? And could Samson have buffed it up a little with some of this stuff?

Quote #5

CHORUS: Can this be he, that heroic, that renown'd, irresistible Samson? whom unarm'd no strength of man, or fiercest wild beast could withstand; who tore the lion, as the lion tears the kid...? (124-128)

Wow, maybe Samson really was like a superhero. The Chorus makes him sound not only amazingly strong, but famous too.

Quote #6

MANOA: O ever failing trust in mortal strength! and oh what not in man deceivable and vain! (349-350)

What would immortal strength then be? (We're betting it starts with a "G" and ends with a "D.")