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Literary notes about Wrath (AI summary)

In literature, the word “wrath” functions as a multifaceted force—sometimes an inexorable, divine retribution, at other times a deeply personal, blazing fury. It appears in works discussing imminent judgment or retribution, as when anger is “laid up against the day of wrath” in historical narratives ([1]), and in depictions of emotion so intense it “blazed to a white heat” ([2]). The term also serves as a symbol of both cosmic justice and human vulnerability, used to portray the formidable power of divine indignation ([3]) as well as the uncontrollable, personal vendettas found in dramatic encounters ([4]). Additionally, in epic tales, wrath may drive the fate of heroes and entire civilizations, intensifying conflicts that lead to transformative outcomes in the narrative ([5]).
  1. And rude will the settlement be: of wrath laid up against the day of wrath.
    — from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle
  2. In such circumstances it is hardly to be wondered at if his wrath blazed to a white heat.
    — from Aesop's Fables by Aesop
  3. Thou hast mitigated all thy anger: thou hast turned away from the wrath of thy indignation.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  4. Give me the ocular proof; Or, by the worth of man's eternal soul, Thou hadst been better have been born a dog Than answer my waked wrath!
    — from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
  5. Soon was your battle o'er: proud Troy retired Before your face, and in your wrath expired.
    — from The Iliad by Homer

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