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Literary notes about enraged (AI summary)

In literature, "enraged" is deployed as a potent descriptor that conveys a sudden, overwhelming surge of anger, whether fueling personal vendettas or provoking larger social unrest. Authors use the term to animate both the internal state of a character and the external forces of conflict—illustrating violent reactions and the breakdown of reason, as seen when a character is overcome by fury and lashes out physically [1] or when entire crowds manifest their indignation [2]. At the same time, "enraged" effectively magnifies emotional stakes in interpersonal confrontations and moral dilemmas, capturing moments of impulsive wrath that disrupt the status quo [3] and even alter the course of epic narratives [4].
  1. One of the fellows, enraged at my interference, struck me with his bayonet in the side, and I fell senseless.
    — from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
  2. During the execution of this order, he was treated with all manner of cruelties and indignities by the enraged populace.
    — from Fox's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe
  3. Such is the vengeance of an enraged Republic.
    — from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle
  4. I was enraged at his presumption: I cursed her complaisance: at length he quitted her, and went to the other side of the room.
    — from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. Smollett

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