How we cite our quotes: (Line number)
Quote #7
SAMSON: Thoughts my Tormentors arm'd with deadly stings mangle my apprehensive tenderest parts (624-625)
Samson comes up with another way of personifying his suffering: now it's not a spy, it's an actual armed enemy. Either way, it's attacking an essential, important part of himself.
Quote #8
DALILA: If aught in my ability may serve to light'n what thou suffer'st and appease thy mind with what ammends is in my power (744-746)
Dalila might be the only character who actually asks Samson how she can help him. Isn't that weird? Is this just another feminine trick, or is there some part of Dalila that really loves Samson and regrets her actions?
Quote #9
SAMSON: Can [the Philistine lords] think me so broken, so debas'd with corporal servitude, that my mind ever will condescend to such absurd commands? (1335-1338).
Samson may be suffering, but it's not enough to make him give in. We're kind of wondering if there's anything that would break Samson—and we're thinking not. He may be weak, but he looks pretty strong to us.