Greek drama focuses on the eternal question "How must one live in a world of suffering, how can one act freely in a world circumscribed by limitations of self and fate?".
Samson Agonistes more then expressed the sacrificial nature of human life and the inevitability of death. Samson was sent by God to relieve Israel but failed and inevitably died.
"Why was my breeding ordered and prescribed.
As of a person separate to God.
Designed for great exploits, if I must die-.
In Greek drama the play must have a serious theme; it should focus on a tragic hero. The hero must go through a situation that is good to one that is bad. They must experience a shift in circumstances that is dramatic. The hero must be of the highest position and must fall to one of the lowest. (Greek tragedy & its Influences) The hero must also be an essentially be a good person. They must be someone whose basic goodness leads the audience to question their seemingly disproportionate suffering. Even though the hero is good person, their suffering should not be presented as unfair, accidental or wrong. The Hero's downfall must be brought on by the individuals own actions. (Greek tragedy & its Influences) .
In Greek drama the hero must be very human he must appeal to the audience, he must like ordinary people have flaws. The flaw that the hero has must be the reason for his downfall. It can be greed Ambition, jealously, anger or revenge. Often the hero in Greek plays tends to be an overwhelming egotistic or incredibly arrogant person. Greek people believed in gods they believed that persons would pay for their actions. A hero in a play would be severely punished for their acts of egotism and arrogance. (Greek tragedy & its Influences) .
Samson Agonistes deals with a serious theme. It focuses on a tragic hero. Samson was once a man with great strength. He was sent by god to deliver his people out of the hands of the Philistines. Samson once killed an entire army with the bone of an animal.