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• throng - a multitude of assembled person
• livery - uniform, attire
• timbrel - tambourine
• cataphract - defensive heavy armor
• massy -massive; weighty
• hitherto - up until now
• immix(t) - to mix or blend
• silo - tower for storing food
• phrenzy - obsolete spelling for frenzy
• unwittingly - unsuspectingly
• insensate- numb
• villatic - from a farm
• erewhile - a while before
• holocaust - a thorough destruction involving extensive loss of life
• caphtor - origin of the Philistines
• Gaza - Palestinian - administered city near the mediterranean
• obsequy - funeral ceremonies
• whence - from what place, source, or cause
• oft - often
• John Milton

  • Born on 9 December 1608 Bread Street, London England
• John Milton

  • Born on 9 December, 1608 Bread Street, London England
  • Died on November 8, 1674
  • was an English poet, essayist, and historian
  • Considered as one of the greatest English writers
  • made Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes
• excerpt - is a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing
• Excerpt from Samson Agonistes

  • Written by John Milton
  • was first published along with Paradise Regained in 1671
  • It is considered the greatest English drama based on the story of Samson in the Bible
  • It is a dramatic or allegorical poem written in blank verse
  • is known as a closet tragedy
• Closet Drama

  • a play that’s written to be read, not performed on stage.
  • It’s meant for private reading rather than public theaters.
  • started with philosophical dialogues of ancient Greek and Roman philospphers and writers