In John Milton's works, specifically Samson Agonistes, we get an idea of how Milton shows people coping with defeat. The most evident way these people to choose to deal with their defeat is by questioning why this has to happen. Which usually leads to what is the purpose of living if bad things are going to take place. Friends or family members also usually come to the aid of the person trying to cope with …showed first 75 words of 2097 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2097 total…CD-ROM Robert M. Adams; 02-28-1996 (Colliers) An Epitaph on The Admirable Dramatic Poet, W. Shakespeare; The World's Best Poetry on CD (tm) JOHN MILTON; 03-20-1995 (Worlds Best Poetry) Shakespeare's Rome in Milton's Gaza? Echoes and presences in Samson agonistes.. Online full text available Source:English Language Notes Date:1997 The Longman Anthology of British Literature Volume 1; Addison Wesley Longman Inc. 1998 Milton, John, "Lycidas" pgs 1738-1743, "Paradise Lost" pgs 1755-1904, and "Samson Agonistes" pgs 1905-1945.