Literary notes about IrE (AI summary)
The word "ire" in literature is often employed to denote a potent and multifaceted form of anger that can drive both personal vendettas and epic conflicts. In many classical and epic narratives, it conveys not just raw fury but a dynamic force that can lead to heroic retribution or tragic downfall, as when a character’s escalating ire ignites a cycle of violence and destiny [1][2]. It also appears in more intimate contexts where internal emotional conflicts are laid bare, illustrating a character’s battle with shame or the determination to overcome personal adversity [3][4]. In these works, "ire" serves as a vivid symbol of the inner tumult and external strife that define human experience, enriching the narrative with both its historical resonance and dramatic power [5][6].
- He saw, and fiercer waxed his ire, As oil lends fury to the fire.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki - He spoke, and loosing from his hold His mighty mace ringed round with gold, Like some red bolt alive with fire Hurled it at Ráma, mad with ire.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki - I felt pain, and then I felt ire; and then I felt a determination to subdue her—to be her mistress in spite both of her nature and her will.
— from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë - He swallowed his ire for the moment, but he afterwards wrote to decline further attendance in the case.
— from Middlemarch by George Eliot - Though lulled in sleep his senses lie He watches with a ruler's eye, Untouched by favour, ire, and hate, And him the people celebrate.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki - So raged Tydides, boundless in his ire, Drove armies back, and made all Troy retire.
— from The Iliad by Homer
