![]() ![]() He wants to blame God for punishing Samson too harshly, but Samson tells his father the fault is only his. The chorus announces that someone is coming, and Samson's father Manoa appears.Īt first, Manoa does not recognize Samson. Samson admits that he himself is the only one to blame, as he was the one who told Delila the Nazirite secret about his hair. They also note the tragedy of Samson's blindness, but encourage Samson not to blame God for what has happened to him. They express their sorrow over how the man who once slew a lion with his bare hands now sits imprisoned in rags. The chorus appears and they, too, lament Samson's fall. His speech is interrupted when he hears footsteps coming his way. He feels so demoralized that he even describes himself as a living grave. He explains that his blindness is by far the hardest aspect of his imprisonment, as he feels cut off from God's creation. ![]() Samson, imprisoned and blinded by Philistines in Gaza, laments his state, noting that the person who was supposed to save Israel from the Philistines has now become their slave. ![]()
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