Literary notes about resolved (AI summary)
In literature, “resolved” often marks a moment of firm decision that propels a character’s actions or seals their fate. It conveys both an internal commitment and an external turning point, whether it’s the steadfast claim of a loved one as seen in [1], the decisive choice in the face of danger or injustice noted in [2] and [3], or even the resolute finality that drives dramatic destiny in works like [4] and [5]. This term imbues the narrative with a sense of determination and inevitability, reinforcing how pivotal choices—born from resolve—shape the course of the story.
- As for Paganino, finding her so fair, he deemed himself in luck and having no wife, resolved to keep her for himself.
— from The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Giovanni Boccaccio - As soon as Earl Einar heard of this he collected people, and resolved to defend his country.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson - He had also a pocket pruning-knife, but he could not rely on the knife and still less on his own strength, and so resolved finally on the axe.
— from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - No! To be once in doubt Is once to be resolved.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare - At last Mrs. Micawber resolved to move into the prison, where Mr. Micawber had now secured a room to himself.
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
