Literary notes about consequences (AI summary)
The word "consequences" serves as a versatile tool in literary language, encapsulating both inevitable results and moral, philosophical, or even legal outcomes. It frequently underlines the natural progression of cause and effect in narratives, whether highlighting the inescapability of fate or emphasizing the ramifications of individual actions. In some passages it is used to warn of impending retribution or sorrow ([1], [2], [3]), while in others it marks the logical outcomes of theoretical or systematic ideas ([4], [5], [6]). This multiplicity of meanings enriches the text by inviting readers to contemplate how every act, however trivial, can unroll into profound and lasting impacts ([7], [8], [9]).
- You have fallen into my hands, and must take the consequences.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant - Always ignore the consequences to the woman.
— from Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by Bernard Shaw - If I call out she’ll alarm the house; but if I remain here the consequences will be still more frightful.’
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens - Geometrical consequences of the law of refraction.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - Accordingly the consequences of the theory were only such as were consequent upon the lack of an experimental method.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - The Absolute has far-reaching practical consequences, some of which I drew attention in my second lecture.
— from Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking by William James - Who can tell what the consequences would have been had Lincoln been born in New York and educated at Harvard?
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden - their influence upon other phenomena and their consequences in the daily life have rarely been studied.
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross - If you persist in your resolution, the consequences may be fatal to both.
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe
