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Samson Agonistes Fate and Free Will Quotes

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Quote #7

CHORUS: God of our Fathers, what is man! That thou towards him with hand so various, or might I say contrarious, temperest thy providence through his short course, not evenly (668-670)

Sometimes, God just doesn't seem to have a plan at all. Key word, "seem": of course he has a plan. He's God. He is the plan.

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Quote #8

HARAPHA: Presume not on thy God, what e're he be, thee he regards not, owns not, hath cut off quite from his people (1156-1158)

We have to (grudgingly) agree with Harapha that God's master plan for Samson is rather murky.

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Quote #9

SAMSON: I was no private [person] but a person rais'd with strength sufficient and command from Heaven to free my countrey (1211-1213).

Can you be a private person if you believe God has commanded you to save your people? Probably not.

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