Manoa
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Manoa is a character in John Milton’s dramatic poem "Samson Agonistes," depicted as Samson’s compassionate and devout father who struggles to reconcile his son’s downfall with his faith in God.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Samson Agonistes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInForm | closet drama ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | dramatic poem ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| appearsInSectionOfWork | early scenes of Samson Agonistes ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | English poet John Milton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithText | Book of Judges narrative of Samson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
divine justice
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filial duty ⓘ |
| basedOn | Manoah from the biblical Book of Judges ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
Samson’s blindness
ⓘ
Samson’s captivity ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Milton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expressesEmotion |
hope for Samson’s redemption
ⓘ
sorrow over Samson’s suffering ⓘ |
| familyRelation | father ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Samson Agonistes (1671) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasDialogueWith |
Chorus
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Samson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFaithIn | God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant | Manoah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Israelite monotheism ⓘ |
| hasRole | father of Samson ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
compassionate
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devout ⓘ pious ⓘ |
| hopesFor | God’s mercy on Samson ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
foil to Samson’s despair
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voice of conventional piety ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 17th-century English literature ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| moralStance | submits to God’s will ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Israelite ⓘ |
| questions | reasons for Samson’s suffering ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Samson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsTheme |
faith under trial
ⓘ
parental compassion ⓘ struggle to understand divine providence ⓘ |
| seeks |
to comfort Samson
ⓘ
to secure Samson’s release ⓘ |
| setInContext | ancient Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strugglesWith | reconciling Samson’s downfall with faith in God ⓘ |
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