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The word “accuse” appears in literature with diverse and nuanced implications, functioning as a tool both for external moral judgment and internal self-reflection. In some works, characters employ it to assign blame in interpersonal or judicial contexts, as seen when public figures are charged and interrogated in legal or heroic narratives ([1], [2], [3]). In other instances, authors use the term to highlight personal introspection or self-reproach, where individuals confess or debate their own shortcomings, as illustrated by self-accusations in reflective passages ([4], [5]). Moreover, “accuse” often arises in dramatic exchanges, serving to heighten the tension of conflicts or to punctuate discussions of duty and responsibility, whether in classical epics or modern novels ([6], [7]). Overall, writers have harnessed the versatility of “accuse” to explore themes of culpability, honor, and the complex interplay between personal integrity and societal expectation.
  1. For-wreien , v. to accuse, S; forwreye , S; forwreiȝet , pp. , MD.—AS.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  2. Chalengen , v. to accuse, charge, claim, MD, W, S2, P; chalange , H; calengynge ,
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  3. Kindly observe this: if I were not so entirely convinced I should not, you may be sure, with my experience venture to accuse you so directly.
    — from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  4. “At this point I have to accuse myself of a fault, madame.
    — from Twenty years after by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
  5. I accuse myself of sloth and unprofitableness day by day; but when these waves of God flow into me
    — from Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  6. I do not believe that anyone could be so monstrous as to accuse me of what you say.” Poirot nodded thoughtfully, like a man whose mind is made up.
    — from The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
  7. “What do they accuse you of?
    — from The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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