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1. William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

2. Delilah is a character in the Hebrew bible Book of Judges, where she is the "woman in the valley of Sorek" whom Samson loved, and who was his downfall.

3. Samson Agonistes is a tragic closet drama by John Milton.

John Milton For other people named John Milton, see John Milton (disambiguation) . John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist , man of letters , and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell . He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poemParadise Lost (1667), written in blank verse .

The Chorus discusses Samson's background and describes his various militaristic accomplishments:

Ran on embattled armies clad in iron,

And, weaponless himself,

Made arms ridiculous, useless the forgery

Of brazen shield and spear, the hammered cuirass,

Chalybean-tempered steel, and frock of mail

Adamantean proof;

...

Then with what trivial weapon came to hand,

The jaw of a dead ass, his sword of bone,

A thousand foreskins fell

4. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play by William Shakespeare.It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors (mechanicals)

5. A closet drama is a play that is not intended to be performed onstage, but read by a solitary reader or, sometimes, out loud in a small group. 

6. temptress 誘惑男人的女性 a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive

    e.g. Supermodel Jane Bracknel plays a nubile temptress out to seduce him. 

7. crucial 決定性的,重要的,嚴厲的of extreme importance

    e.g. Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.

8. alter 改變,更改,修改 make an alteration tobecome different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

    e.g. The current division of labor between workers and management will alter.

 

9. illuminate 照明,闡明,說明make lighter or brighter;make free from confusion or ambiguity

    e.g. We illuminate the enemy plane with searchlights in order to shoot at it.