Literary notes about Depart (AI summary)
In literature, the word "depart" serves as a multifaceted signifier of leaving, transition, or separation, both in the literal and metaphorical sense. It can indicate the physical act of leaving a place or situation, as when a character contemplates whether to remain or depart [1] or when a group is commanded to hasten away [2]. At times, "depart" is employed in a moral or symbolic context, marking a decisive break with oppression or iniquity [3] and even suggesting a transformation of state or identity [4]. Additionally, the term is used as a poignant farewell or an imperative call to leave, capturing the bittersweet or resolute nature of parting [5, 6].
- It consisted of a single line only, and said: "Must I depart to-day, or may I remain until to-morrow?"
— from Fathers and Sons by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev - Thereafter the king ordered every man to return to his ship, and to get ready to depart as fast as he could.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson - To depart from iniquity is that which pleaseth the Lord, and to depart from injustice, is an entreaty for sins. 35:6.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - Water, natural water, could it suddenly and unnaturally turn into wine, depart from its being and at haphazard take on another being?
— from The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence - We’ll teach you to drink deep ere you depart.
— from Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare - You may have very fit occasion for't; he is now in some commerce with my lady, and will by and by depart.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
