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.

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Manoa canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn Samson Agonistes ⓘ
appearsInForm closet drama ⓘ
appearsInGenre dramatic poem ⓘ
appearsInLanguage English ⓘ
appearsInSectionOfWork early scenes of Samson Agonistes ⓘ
appearsInWorkBy English poet John Milton ⓘ
linked to: John Milton
associatedWithText Book of Judges narrative of Samson ⓘ
associatedWithTheme divine justice ⓘ
filial duty ⓘ
basedOn Manoah from the biblical Book of Judges ⓘ
concernedWith Samson’s blindness ⓘ
Samson’s captivity ⓘ
createdBy John Milton ⓘ
expressesEmotion hope for Samson’s redemption ⓘ
sorrow over Samson’s suffering ⓘ
familyRelation father ⓘ
firstAppearance Samson Agonistes (1671) ⓘ
linked to: Samson Agonistes
gender male ⓘ
hasDialogueWith Chorus ⓘ
Samson ⓘ
hasFaithIn God ⓘ
hasNameVariant Manoah ⓘ
hasReligion Israelite monotheism ⓘ
hasRole father of Samson ⓘ
hasTrait compassionate ⓘ
devout ⓘ
pious ⓘ
hopesFor God’s mercy on Samson ⓘ
literaryFunction foil to Samson’s despair ⓘ
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 ⓘ
representsTheme faith under trial ⓘ
parental compassion ⓘ
struggle to understand divine providence ⓘ
seeks to comfort Samson ⓘ
to secure Samson’s release ⓘ
setInContext ancient Israel ⓘ
linked to: Ancient Israel
strugglesWith reconciling Samson’s downfall with faith in God ⓘ

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