Literary notes about exploit (AI summary)
The word "exploit" is used across literary works to denote both heroic feats and dubious maneuvers, reflecting a duality that enriches narrative tone. In some instances, it describes daring and admirable acts that cement a character’s reputation—such as a valiant duel or a celebrated military achievement ([1], [2], [3])—while in other contexts it carries a more negative connotation, referring to the manipulation of situations or resources for personal gain ([4], [5], [6]). Historical narratives and epic poetry use the term to memorialize significant victories and pivotal moments ([7], [8], [9]), whereas its metaphorical usage in philosophical and critical texts challenges the ethics behind exploiting opportunities or human frailties ([10], [11], [12]).
- His best known exploit there was to fight a duel between the lines with one of the enemy's soldiers, while both armies looked on.
— from English Literature by William J. Long - I am not sick, if Brutus have in hand Any exploit worthy the name of honour.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare - The plot is laid; if all things fall out right, I shall as famous be by this exploit.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare - He understands how to exploit his serious accidents.
— from The Will to Power: An Attempted Transvaluation of All Values. Book III and IV by Nietzsche - But to increase the number of doctors who exploit the general ignorance and make hundreds of thousands,—there's no need to be a good and gifted man.
— from The Bet, and other stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - I do not want India to exploit a single human being.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - 205 The capture of Sicyon and expulsion of the tyrant Nicocles was the earliest exploit of Aratus, B.C. 251.
— from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius - 3 A Spanish hero, whose chief exploit was the capture of Gibraltar from the Moors in 1308.—Tr.
— from The Reign of Greed by José Rizal - 163 This gallant exploit appears to be the last naval enterprise of the Anglo-Saxons.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - exploit, feat, achievement; heroic deed, heroic act; bold stroke.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget - His next exploit is the invasion of the kingdom of departed spirits and his terrific battle with the sovereign Yáma.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki - " Much more may be said, but I most desired to exploit the idea put at the beginning.
— from Complete Prose Works by Walt Whitman
