The Most Iconic Femme Fatale Of Them All:
Delilah’s Portrayal In Popular Culture
By
Charanpreet Kaur
Perhaps, one of the most iconic figures of our time, Delilah has been portrayed to be the front face of the dangerous femme fatale. Her story alone in Judges 16 raises questions about her faithfulness towards Samson. Over the years, we have seen the gaps of her story be filled in through the use of popular media; such as songs, artwork and films. Specifically, a film with great cultural impact has been Cecil B. DeMille’s 1949 hit Samson and Delilah. He brings his own perception of the story through his own life experiences with culture and religion, as well as values that are to do with the time of the release. Through the chosen example, we will explore how Delilah is shaped into a femme fatale, and how her definition brings about change for the label to popular culture. We will discuss the surrounding factors of not only the gender expectations of 1949, but also the portrayal of Samson, done by the director to fill in the gaps to Delilah’s story.
Through Bible depictions, love is no longer an option for Delilah, as she is overcome with greed for obtaining materialistic objects. In Judges 16 (Revised Standard Version) Delilah is offered an exchange on Samson, “Entice him...and we will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver”. Unfortunately, whether Delilah receives this exchange is unknown of and is not mentioned after Samson’s capture. The reader is left pondering
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Judges 16:5-6 explains, "The lords of the Philistine came to her and said to her, `Coax him, and find out what makes his strength so great, and how we may overpower him, so that we may bind him in order to subdue him; and we will each give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.'" Samson is legend to have extraordinary strength, and, therefore, cannot be forced to do anything. Delilah, then, has to use her feminine wiles to obtain Samson's secret to his strength. In Judges 16:15-17, it states, "Then she said to him, 'How can you say, "I love you," when your heart is not with me?" Delilah knows Samson loves her and she uses this fact to sway Samson to give her his secret, and therefore causing his fall.
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