The poem is a political allegory. King David represents King Charles II. Absalom represents James Scott, Duke of Monmouth (Charles’s illegitimate son). Achitophel represents Anthony Ashley Cooper, the Earl of Shaftesbury, who encouraged Monmouth to rebel against his father.
In "Absalom and Achitophel", Achitophel is King David's _____?
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