Literary notes about unrelenting (AI summary)
The word "unrelenting" is often employed to evoke a sense of inexorable force or harsh persistence in literature. Writers use it to intensify descriptions of character traits, fate, or natural phenomena by suggesting an unyielding, often overpowering presence. In some narratives, it characterizes a spirit that is unforgiving and persistently severe ([1]), while in others it underscores the brutal determination of external forces, be they the dreadful gaze of a tyrant or the punishing rays of the sun ([2], [3]). It can simultaneously capture the resolute nature of human emotions—from an unyielding animosity that darkens relationships ([4], [5]) to a determined, watchful discipline that defines personal resolve ([6], [7]). Across these varied uses, "unrelenting" serves as a powerful tool in deepening both the mood and the stakes within a literary work.
- Still the clergymen pressed upon him his sins, his many acts of oppression, his unrelenting and unforgiving spirit.
— from History of Frederick the Second, Called Frederick the Great. by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott - From the Tarpeian still Nero espies Rome all in Flames with unrelenting Eyes, And hears of young and old the dreadful Cries.
— from A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies by Bartolomé de las Casas - Light—light everywhere; a blue-white radiance that beat upon his unseeing eyes with unrelenting ferocity.
— from The Copper-Clad World by Harl Vincent - He had done this with so much unrelenting animosity that the inscription, Eduensis episcopus , had become almost effaced.
— from Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo - Of my own tribe an Argive wretch I slew; Whose powerful friends the luckless deed pursue With unrelenting rage, and force from home
— from The Odyssey by Homer - That is her tireless and unrelenting discipline, which is evident in all her work.
— from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller - “I am all attention,” said Eugénie, looking so earnestly at her father that it was an effort for the latter to endure her unrelenting gaze.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
