ABSTRACT
John Milton also refers to two Greek heroes—Hercules the strong man and Oedipus the solver of riddles—each of whom embodies part of what Christ stands for. The unusual technical features of Milton’s choruses have made them of special interest to modern poets—Hopkins and Eliot, for example—who, like him, have tried to find new rhythms for the language of poetry. The unusual technical features of Milton’s choruses have made them of special interest to modern poets—Hopkins and Eliot, for example—who, like him, have tried to find new rhythms for the language of poetry. The behaviour of the Philistines, as described in the first semichorus, corresponds to the Greek concept of hubris—the arrogance in relation to the gods that was supposed to lead to man’s downfall.
