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Literary notes about rage (AI summary)

Literary authors employ the word “rage” to capture a spectrum of intense emotion, from subtle shock to wild, uncontrolled fury. In certain works, rage is presented almost as a latent force that erupts unexpectedly—its sudden onset resembling a physical transformation or even a visceral animalistic reaction ([1], [2])—while in others it punctuates moral outrage and personal humiliation ([3], [4]). Some writers nuance its meaning by contrasting it with related sentiments such as astonishment or grief ([5], [6]), thereby giving the term a layered quality that accentuates both internal conflict and external confrontation. Whether serving as a catalyst for dramatic action or as a reflective mirror of a character’s inner turmoil, rage emerges as a versatile and enduring literary device ([7], [8]).
  1. A spasm of rage gripped his throat for a few moments and then passed, leaving after it a sharp sensation of thirst.
    — from Dubliners by James Joyce
  2. But the moment the old man recognized him, he foamed with rage like a wild animal.
    — from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant
  3. " "What a confounded rage Pitt will be in if he does," Rawdon remarked, with his usual regard for his elder brother.
    — from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
  4. I could restrain myself no longer; my indignation and rage consumed me.
    — from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova
  5. The pale face thus peeled in the lamplight revealed not so much rage as astonishment.
    — from The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare by G. K. Chesterton
  6. I deplored the prejudice which had constrained me, and I wept with rage.
    — from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova
  7. But long ere our approaching heard within Noise, other than the sound of dance or song, Torment, and loud lament, and furious rage.
    — from Paradise Lost by John Milton
  8. The troop forth-issuing from the dark recess, With homicidal rage the king oppress!
    — from The Odyssey by Homer

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