The word "expostulate" is employed in literature as a versatile term denoting the act of earnestly arguing or reasoning with someone, often in protest or to dissuade a course of action. In Samuel Richardson's Pamela, for instance, it appears multiple times where characters either defer discussion until after an action is taken or use it as a polite interjection to signal a desire to argue their point (e.g., [1], [2], [3], [4]). Thomas Hardy's Tess notably does not expostulate, suggesting a deliberate silence in the face of circumstances (as seen in [5]), while in Jane Austen's Lady Susan, the term underscores a passionate, heartfelt intervention ([6]). Other authors, such as Edmund Burke and John Bunyan, invoke the term to emphasize the weighty, more formal debates with figures of authority or wisdom ([7], [8]), and even in dramatic contexts like Shakespeare's Othello, it connotes a calculated refusal to engage in further argument ([9]). Across these examples, from Bram Stoker's Dracula to Chekhov’s narrative, "expostulate" retains its core sense of spirited disputation, though its tone adapts to the situational demands of each literary work ([10], [11], [12], [13]).