How we cite our quotes: (Line number)
Quote #1
SAMSON: To live a life half dead, a living death, and buried; but O yet more miserable! My self, my Sepulcher, a moving Grave, buried, yet not exempt by privilege of death and burial from worst other evils, pains, and wrongs (100-105)
Samson has the worst of both worlds: the darkness of death from being blind yet with all the pain that comes from being alive.
Quote #2
SAMSON: These dark orbs no more shall treat with light, nor th'other light of life continue long, but yield to double darkness night at hand (592-594).
Samson seems pretty sure his days are numbered. (He's right.) But our question is, does he do anything to hurry it along? Or has God already numbered the days?
Quote #3
SAMSON: Sleep hath forsook and giv'n me o're to death benumming Opium as my only cure (629-630)
Death as a form of pain relief does not sound healthy. We're pretty sure there are support lines for that sort of thing.