Literary notes about Seductive (AI summary)
In literature, the term "seductive" is employed to evoke a sense of alluring charm that can be as beautiful and enticing as it is dangerous and manipulative. It frequently captures both the physical beauty and the beguiling power of speech, gesture, or even abstract ideas, creating an atmosphere of irresistible attraction that may both enchant and deceive. Authors use it to portray a mesmerizing quality in voices, faces, or dreams that draws characters irrevocably toward temptation [1][2][3]. It also appears in contexts that question morality and freedom, suggesting that even logical reasoning or noble ideals can become tainted when they assume an alluring, seductive quality [4][5][6]. This multifaceted use lends a rich, evocative tone to literary works, deepening the portrayal of both characters and their inner conflicts.
- "I should indeed be foolish to feel offended at anything you say or do," he answered, in the seductive voice of the Trantridge time.
— from Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy - Why was the spring here with its flowers and its seductive breath if he was dead!
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin - The sun was low in the west, and the breeze soft and languorous that came up from the south, charged with the seductive odor of the sea.
— from The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin - Reciprocity and the expectation of a reward is one of the most seductive forms of the devaluation of mankind.
— from The Will to Power: An Attempted Transvaluation of All Values. Book III and IV by Nietzsche - Whence comes the seductive charm of this emasculate ideal of man?
— from The Will to Power: An Attempted Transvaluation of All Values. Book I and II by Nietzsche - She gave it up just because it was so powerfully seductive.
— from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy
