Emotion
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4.Anger
4a.Anger as folly, weakness and self-injury
Confucius, The Sayings of ConfuciusVol. 44
- p. 40An angry morning leads one to forget self and kin.read · scan
- p. 56In anger the gentleman thinks of difficulties.read · scan
Aesop, FablesVol. 17
- p. 22The serpent's rage at the file is futile.read · scan
Ecclesiastes; or, The PreacherVol. 44
- p. 342–343Sorrow is better than laughter, and anger rests in the bosom of fools.read · scan
Plutarch, CoriolanusVol. 12
- p. 147–148He indulged the vehemence of his passion and could not accommodate others.read · scan
- p. 165–166Marcius's grief turns into fury, which passes for composure; anger is like feverish heat, a diseased inflammation of the soul.read · scan
Pliny the Younger, Letters of PlinyVol. 9
- p. 344Anger and its restraint: Pliny urges his friend to yield to mildness and spare himself the uneasiness of anger.read · scan
Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations of Marcus AureliusVol. 2
- p. 198Never did anything to repent of when out of humour with Rusticus.read · scan
- p. 203–204Anger and vexation are violence of the soul against itself.read · scan
- p. 229Anger at another's bad smell is pointless; it does no good.read · scan
- p. 286–287Do not be vexed at obstructors or driven by fear from right action; anger and fear both desert one's post.read · scan
- p. 290Anger and vexation cause more pain than the acts provoking them.read · scan
- p. 291Yielding to anger or pain is weakness; freedom from passion is strength.read · scan
Dante Alighieri, HellVol. 20
- p. 49Dante cries against blind lust and foolish wrath, which goad men in brief life and doom them eternally.read · scan
Dante Alighieri, PurgatoryVol. 20
- p. 208Souls in smoke are purging wrath, praying for peace and compassion.read · scan
Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of ChristVol. 7
- p. 210–211The weak-willed man is sad and easily angered when denied his desires.read · scan
Francis Bacon, Essays, Civil and MoralVol. 3
- p. 135Anger is baseness of the weak; its causes are oversensitivity to hurt, perceived contempt and touched reputation; remedy is delay and self-command.read · scan
William Shakespeare, The TempestVol. 46
- p. 448Prospero is vexed and angry at remembering the conspiracy and tries to calm his troubled mind.read · scan
John Webster, The Duchess of MalfiVol. 47
- p. 786Cardinal condemns intemperate anger as making man deform'd and beastly; Ferdinand answers with fiercer threats.read · scan
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Hermann and DorotheaVol. 19
- p. 365–366The father's anger after dinner and wine signifies nothing; his passion has made him unjust.read · scan
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Household TalesVol. 17
- p. 201The queen's anger drives her to drink the whole pond, which makes her ill.read · scan
4b.Anger as natural and useful within limits
Sir Thomas More, UtopiaVol. 36
- p. 142The friar rages and rails, claiming anger without sin as holy zeal.read · scan
William Roper, The Life of Sir Thomas MoreVol. 36
- p. 103More never fumes in sixteen years; he answers Roper's anger merrily.read · scan
Miguel de Cervantes, The History of Don Quixote of the Mancha, Part IVol. 14
- p. 161–162Quixote says a man's first motions are not in his hand, excusing anger; Sancho laughs off the fear they felt.read · scan
- p. 285Don Quixote pardons Sancho, saying the first motions are not in our hands.read · scan
William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King LearVol. 46
- p. 247Kent says anger hath a privilege when asked why he is angry.read · scan
William Penn, Some Fruits of SolitudeVol. 1
- p. 345–346Anger can be without sin if qualified with charity; resentment and hatred condemned.read · scan
Alessandro Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed)Vol. 21
- p. 84–85Cristoforo's restrained indignation bursts forth, the old nature usurping patience.read · scan
George Long, The Philosophy of AntoninusVol. 2
- p. 338Anger at injury is natural and useful, but must not lead to sin or revenge; pity replaces resentment.read · scan
4c.Patience toward the wrongdoer
Confucius, The Sayings of ConfuciusVol. 44
- p. 65Pity rather than joy is the fitting feeling on uncovering a crime.read · scan
Buddhist WritingsVol. 45
- p. 648–649Buddha rebukes the monk for angrily denouncing him.read · scan
- p. 710–711The demon's malicious impulse toward the meditating monk contrasts with the other's restraint.read · scan
Epictetus, The Golden Sayings of EpictetusVol. 2
- p. 128Not being vexed or angry at a slave's lapses is acceptable to the Gods.read · scan
- p. 139Socrates never grew heated, bore insult calmly and thereby ended quarrels.read · scan
Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations of Marcus AureliusVol. 2
- p. 199One cannot be angry with or hate a kinsman who shares the same intelligence.read · scan
- p. 228Do not be angry at one who harms the state; show him his error.read · scan
- p. 235–236Like gymnasium wounds, endure others' injuries without vexation, suspicion or hatred; quietly get out of the way.read · scan
- p. 237Do not be vexed at those who do wrong; teach them without anger.read · scan
- p. 242Anger at those who err is misplaced, like anger at the jaundiced for tasting honey bitter.read · scan
- p. 246–247Understanding another's error lets one avoid wonder and anger.read · scan
- p. 273Irritation at others' faults is to be checked by blaming oneself and recognizing that harm lies only in one's own mind.read · scan
- p. 281When angry at another's fault, reflect on your own like errors and that he is compelled; anger fades.read · scan
- p. 297Cure irritability in oneself rather than resent the wrongdoer.read · scan
Dante Alighieri, PurgatoryVol. 20
- p. 204Visions of patience against anger: grief, resentment, fury and forgiveness.read · scan
- p. 204Vision meant to open the heart to waters of peace against anger.read · scan
William Wordsworth, PoemsVol. 41
- p. 617–620News of the claim strikes his hope; he forgives the man who erred.read · scan
Alessandro Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed)Vol. 21
- p. 65–66Vengeance turns into serene joy and kindness, and the friar feels peace of mind.read · scan
George Long, The Philosophy of AntoninusVol. 2
- p. 337–338One must not be angry with or hate brethren.read · scan
John Stuart Mill, On LibertyVol. 25
- p. 274Self-injurers deserve pity or dislike, not anger or resentment.read · scan
Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Twenty-Four Years AfterVol. 23
- p. 398–400Dana tries not to think hardly of Thompson, whose violence cost his friend's life.read · scan
4d.Anger in correction and instruction
Benvenuto Cellini, The Autobiography of Benvenuto CelliniVol. 31
- p. 140He warns masters and fathers against wrathful haste that brings useless repentance.read · scan
William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkVol. 46
- p. 158–159Hamlet, in the witching hour, is drawn to bitter deeds but resolves to speak daggers, not use them, to his mother.read · scan
Sir Henry Vane, A Healing QuestionVol. 43
- p. 135Confession is a better vent than untimely wrath, which never works God's righteousness.read · scan
John Locke, Some Thoughts Concerning EducationVol. 37
- p. 60Children distinguish passion from reason and despise parents' passionate rating.read · scan
- p. 65–66Punishing in passion loses weight because children perceive anger; correction must appear from sedate reason.read · scan
- p. 93Punishment in anger exceeds measure; obstinate crying cherishes ill humour and passions to be subdued.read · scan
- p. 139Harsh teaching springs from the teacher's pride and peevishness.read · scan
- p. 141Fear and passion fill the tender mind and leave no room for instruction.read · scan
William Penn, Some Fruits of SolitudeVol. 1
- p. 346Anger and fury should be spent before correcting; reflection after passion gives a rule of behaviour.read · scan
- p. 347Correcting in passion raises revenge rather than repentance; chide for instruction not anger.read · scan
Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Two Years Before the MastVol. 23
- p. 101–102Captain's rage mounts as he flogs; the narrator's helpless anguish.read · scan
4e.Anger's causes and appeasement in others
Homer, The OdysseyVol. 22
- p. 103–104Odysseus, stung by the insult, is roused to anger and takes up the challenge.read · scan
- p. 245–246Odysseus and Irus whet each other's anger with threats of blows.read · scan
Aeschylus, The FuriesVol. 8
- p. 156–157Athena seeks to calm the Furies' bitter wrath and frenzied ire, while they cry out their agony.read · scan
- p. 158–160The Furies' wrath and agony are appeased by Athena's gentle speech.read · scan
Marcus Tullius Cicero, Letters of CiceroVol. 9
- p. 85Quintus is portrayed as sensitive, quick to take offence and quick to forgive, moved by wounded feelings and suspicion.read · scan
- p. 128Smothered wrath at Crassus's wrongs flared up suddenly in debate, then was smoothed over by reconciliation.read · scan
- p. 133Pomponia's acrimony irritates Cicero and Quintus, who conceals annoyance; mutual regret at parting.read · scan
Virgil, The AeneidVol. 13
- p. 178Shame and fury burn in the fallen Entellus; Aeneas soothes his sorrow and stops his wrath.read · scan
Luke, The Gospel According to LukeVol. 44
- p. 364The synagogue crowd turns from wonder to wrath and tries to throw him off the hill.read · scan
- p. 368Scribes and Pharisees are filled with madness and plot against him.read · scan
Luke, The Acts of the ApostlesVol. 44
- p. 456–457Paul and Barnabas part in sharp contention over taking Mark.read · scan
Plutarch, CoriolanusVol. 12
- p. 162–163Marcius's disdainful tone angers the multitude, turning a hearing into fury.read · scan
Plutarch, Comparison of Alcibiades with CoriolanusVol. 12
- p. 188–189Coriolanus's love of distinction made him hurt and angry when disregarded, despite his pride.read · scan
Epictetus, The Golden Sayings of EpictetusVol. 2
- p. 129–130Brother's anger is not the questioner's concern; he must attend to himself.read · scan
Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations of Marcus AureliusVol. 2
- p. 236Do not become angry when others are angry; proceed with composure, like spelling a name.read · scan
- p. 279–280Men are angry and scolding from their elevated place, yet soon transient.read · scan
Saint Augustine, The Confessions of St. AugustineVol. 7
- p. 149–150Her husband's fervid anger is met by never resisting him in deed or word.read · scan
BeowulfVol. 49
- p. 59Old warrior stirs war-hate in the young man's heart by taunting words.read · scan
The Story of the Volsungs and NiblungsVol. 49
- p. 317–318Gudrun answers full of wrath; Brynhild goes wan with shock.read · scan
Jean Froissart, The Chronicles of FroissartVol. 35
- p. 14The king's anger at townsmen's losses is assuaged by counsel to moderate his courage.read · scan
Benvenuto Cellini, The Autobiography of Benvenuto CelliniVol. 31
- p. 44–45The Bishop's fury rises while Cellini remains calm, fear and anger subsiding on both sides.read · scan
- p. 114–115Cellini, the Cardinal and the Pope all lose their tempers; the cardinal's brutality makes Cellini brutish in reply.read · scan
- p. 115The Pope bullies and rages; Cellini fears him, kneels and shouts back, and the anger subsides.read · scan
- p. 132Benedetto's rage at his masters is turned into insults against Cellini.read · scan
- p. 150Insults from Benintendi provoke quarrel and anger.read · scan
- p. 212A quarrel over a vest makes Cellini and Ascanio angry, and Cellini has the boy barred from the castle.read · scan
- p. 312Insane passion and feverish fury seize Cellini on hearing gossip; it ebbs half away when his enemy cries out for his mother.read · scan
Miguel de Cervantes, The History of Don Quixote of the Mancha, Part IVol. 14
- p. 279Don Quixote's choler is kindled and Dorothea soothes his anger.read · scan
- p. 286Sancho asks his master not to be so wrathful, blaming the devil's stirring dissension.read · scan
- p. 507Laughter at Quixote adds gunpowder to his choler, and he attacks the bearers.read · scan
Francis Bacon, Essays, Civil and MoralVol. 3
- p. 135–136Anger in others is raised by choosing bad times and aggravating contempt, and appeased by the contraries.read · scan
Christopher Marlowe, Edward the SecondVol. 46
- p. 9Anger flares between king and peers; Warwick urges Mortimer to bridle his anger.read · scan
William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkVol. 46
- p. 152–157Guildenstern reports the King's choler and the Queen's affliction; Hamlet quips at his temper.read · scan
Izaak Walton, The Life of Dr. John DonneVol. 15
- p. 328Love and anger in parents likened to agues with hot and cold fits; passionate men won by silence and submission.read · scan
Blaise Pascal, ThoughtsVol. 48
- p. 34–35We feel anger at a fool but not a cripple, because the fool contradicts our judgment.read · scan
- p. 71Pascal is moved more to anger than pity by such carelessness, astonished and shocked.read · scan
John Locke, Some Thoughts Concerning EducationVol. 37
- p. 121Contempt and raillery cause lasting uneasiness and resentment in the person targeted.read · scan
- p. 122–123One angry person discomposes the whole company and ends harmony.read · scan
- p. 126Heat and passion in dispute lead people into indecency, as in the two ladies quarrelling like game-cocks.read · scan
Benjamin Franklin, His AutobiographyVol. 1
- p. 33Collins is nearly dying with vexation, and Franklin's mind is soured by his conduct.read · scan
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Hermann and DorotheaVol. 19
- p. 353The father's passion and anger contrasted with the son's silent withdrawal.read · scan
- p. 363He weeps on his mother's breast; recalls furious passion when playmates mocked his father.read · scan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for ScandalVol. 18
- p. 146–148Petty anger and peevishness escalate as each blames the other's temper.read · scan
Alessandro Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed)Vol. 21
- p. 29Renzo's anger at the delay, and Don Abbondio's timid placating.read · scan
- p. 214–216The promise of satisfaction allays the crowd's fury.read · scan
- p. 274Indignation at the merchant's slander and at rascally friends.read · scan
- p. 477–478Agnese bursts into tears; Perpetua bitterly resents Don Abbondio's scolding.read · scan
Hans Christian Andersen, TalesVol. 17
- p. 313–314The young storks grow angry and less able to bear the teasing.read · scan
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, PoemsVol. 42
- p. 1030–1031He longs for fellowship, then is stung by the lord's contemptuous stare; anger is bidden to peace.read · scan
Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Two Years Before the MastVol. 23
- p. 52Long voyage breeds irritability, quarrels over trifles and discontent among crew and officers.read · scan
- p. 265Anger, contempt and pity for Ben; Ben's spirit broken by the prospect of more hide-droghing.read · scan
- p. 272–274Mortification and vexation at grounding; the crew's curses and longing to get clear of the coast.read · scan
4f.Anger, revenge and their consequences
See also: Punishment 7c
Homer, The OdysseyVol. 22
- p. 158–159Ajax's lingering anger over the arms of Achilles persists in death and he refuses to speak; Odysseus urges him to master his wrath.read · scan
- p. 239–240Antinous's rage strikes Odysseus, who endures in silence brooding vengeance.read · scan
- p. 240–241Telemachus hides his grief and anger; Penelope wishes Apollo would smite Antinous.read · scan
Euripides, The BacchaeVol. 8
- p. 405–408Pentheus' wrath is checked by advice against seeking wrath's bitter recompense; his excitement leads him on.read · scan
Virgil, The AeneidVol. 13
- p. 167Dido, seeing the fleet gone, is seized by fury and despair, and imagines savage vengeance on Aeneas.read · scan
- p. 325Grief for Pallas, both grace and grief of war, drives Aeneas's vengeful fury.read · scan
Plutarch, CoriolanusVol. 12
- p. 167Wrath and rivalry between the two warriors, and the quoted saying that wrath's pleasure is bought with life.read · scan
Plutarch, Comparison of Alcibiades with CoriolanusVol. 12
- p. 186Coriolanus gratified anger and passion against his country with ruinous results, whereas Alcibiades relented once feelings changed.read · scan
Plutarch, CiceroVol. 12
- p. 256–257Anger and fury override humanity in the triumvirs; the brothers part in sorrow and tears.read · scan
BeowulfVol. 49
- p. 67Dragon boils with wrath and seeks vengeance on the thief.read · scan
Stories from the Thousand and One NightsVol. 16
- p. 6–7Shah-Zeman, on finding his wife's infidelity, is overcome with rage and then wasting grief that emaciates him.read · scan
- p. 34Rage drives the husband to kill the parrot, then grief follows on learning the truth.read · scan
Songs from the Elder EddaVol. 49
- p. 377–380Brynhild's bitter laughter at Gudrun's weeping, Gunnar's wrath, and her declared grief and vow of vengeanceread · scan
- p. 414–417Gudrun's dreadful, tearless vengeance, and the Huns' weeping and wrath, dramatize grief and rage.read · scan
The Story of the Volsungs and NiblungsVol. 49
- p. 321–322Brynhild's rage and vengeful hatred, and her wish to slay Gunnar.read · scan
- p. 323–324Brynhild's wrath and sorrow at being betrayed; she longs to see Sigurd's blood.read · scan
- p. 351–352Grief and wrath drive Gudrun to brood and act; Niblung's wrath against Atli.read · scan
Dante Alighieri, PurgatoryVol. 20
- p. 212Visions of wrath's examples (Procne, Haman, Amata) show ire driving people to ruin and self-destruction.read · scan
Jean Froissart, The Chronicles of FroissartVol. 35
- p. 69The rebels act like enraged people; Tyler avenges an old beating by beheading his former master.read · scan
Benvenuto Cellini, The Autobiography of Benvenuto CelliniVol. 31
- p. 42The butler's rage gives way to pleading and then vows of vengeance.read · scan
- p. 55–56Pantasilea feels slighted and affronted, and plans revenge on Cellini.read · scan
- p. 64–65Cellini lies in ambush, goaded by thorns to madness like a bull, waiting for vengeance on Luigi.read · scan
- p. 99Cecchino bellows in grief and rage, rushing to vengeance on hearing of Bertino's death.read · scan
- p. 100–101Cellini's great sorrow and rage on seeing his brother mortally wounded, nearly leading him to murder Maffio.read · scan
- p. 104Grief and rage over his brother's death consume Cellini, costing sleep and appetite, until he resolves to end the torment by vengeance.read · scan
- p. 154Sleepless resentment and revenge fantasies of arson and killing horses, ending in slashing the host's beds.read · scan
- p. 184–185Cellini's anger and vindictive feeling, and the Pope's hidden resentment behind a laugh.read · scan
- p. 213Ascanio, weeping and provoked by a taunt, wounds his enemy with a scimitar, then writes begging pardon.read · scan
- p. 311–312Cellini threatens to kill Bologna and is eager to act on the spot.read · scan
- p. 314Goaded by insults, he yields to blind rage, beating her, then perceives he acted wrongly.read · scan
- p. 364Despair and fury drive Cellini to plan murdering Bandinello; he weeps at parting from his infant son.read · scan
- p. 370Cellini loses self-control, threatens to kill Bandinello, then humbly begs the Duke's pardon, admitting anger blinded him.read · scan
Sir Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake RevivedVol. 33
- p. 129Indignation is engrafted in the wronged and ceases not seeking redress.read · scan
Francis Bacon, Essays, Civil and MoralVol. 3
- p. 15Passing over an offence shows superiority; studying revenge keeps one's wounds green; no one does wrong for wrong's sake.read · scan
Christopher Marlowe, Edward the SecondVol. 46
- p. 50Edward's grief and rage at his friend's death burst in an oath of bloody revenge.read · scan
- p. 50–52Edward's thirst for revenge for Gaveston's death.read · scan
William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkVol. 46
- p. 199–202Hamlet regrets his towering passion against Laertes, seeing his own cause in Laertes' grief.read · scan
Philip Massinger, A New Way to Pay Old DebtsVol. 47
- p. 938–941Overreach's fury, like a caged lion's, spends itself in threats of vengeance.read · scan
Thomas Hobbes, Of Man, Being the First Part of LeviathanVol. 34
- p. 407–408Hatred and contempt provoke men to fight; revenge is vainglory, a triumph in another's hurt.read · scan
Waly, Waly; Helen of Kirconnell; My Love in Her Attire; Love Not MeVol. 40
- p. 324–325Grief drives him to vengeance, hacking her slayer in pieces.read · scan
John Milton, Paradise LostVol. 4
- p. 108Wrath, despair and desire for revenge drive Moloch's speech.read · scan
John Dryden, Dedication of the AeneisVol. 13
- p. 17–19An angered poet will do himself justice through revenge.read · scan
John Locke, Some Thoughts Concerning EducationVol. 37
- p. 90Children's accusations are clamours of anger and revenge; learning sufferance hardens them.read · scan
Benjamin Franklin, His AutobiographyVol. 1
- p. 19–20His brother's passion and beatings provoke Franklin's resentment.read · scan
Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsVol. 10
- p. 346–347Revenge naturally dictates retaliation in trade restrictions, and nations seldom fail to retaliate.read · scan
Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in FranceVol. 24
- p. 249–250A free man feels indignation and horror at proscription; Roman passions were inflamed by revenge.read · scan
Friedrich Schiller, William TellVol. 26
- p. 399–401Melchthal's anguish and rage at his father's blinding turns to desire for vengeance.read · scan
- p. 413Melchthal turns grief and anguish inward into resolve rather than tears; vengeance urged versus restraint.read · scan
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, PoemsVol. 41
- p. 721–722Wrath, disdain and rage poison friendship and 'work like madness in the brain'; Christabel shudders in fear.read · scan
Alessandro Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed)Vol. 21
- p. 103Rage and shame leave him unable to find peace; he vacillates between revenge and abandoning it.read · scan
- p. 189–190Renzo swings between rage, vengeful desire, repentance and sorrow at leaving Lucia and his village, killing Rodrigo in imagination twenty times.read · scan
- p. 291Rage, vexation and torment dominate his thoughts.read · scan
- p. 406Rodrigo devours his rage and leaves fuming, swearing vengeance.read · scan
- p. 519Anger prefers to blame human wickedness it can revenge rather than accept a cause leaving only resignation.read · scan
- p. 588Hatred and vengeance versus tranquil forgiveness.read · scan
Percy Bysshe Shelley, The CenciVol. 18
- p. 313–314Rage and despair drive Giacomo; he calls his home hell.read · scan
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, PoemsVol. 42
- p. 1043–1044Rage and anger flare between the men, followed by anguish and remorse.read · scan
Robert Browning, A Blot in the 'ScutcheonVol. 18
- p. 386Fury and love for his sister clash in Tresham's outburst.read · scan
Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Two Years Before the MastVol. 23
- p. 53Anger and lasting irritation between captain and crew follow the affair, ending any good understanding.read · scan
- p. 102The narrator is horror-struck and sickened, thinking of revenge.read · scan
- p. 125–126Two flogged men react differently: John with anger and desire for revenge, the educated American with shame and broken spirit.read · scan
- p. 362–363The word flogging stirs feelings Dana can hardly control after witnessing cruelty to shipmates.read · scan
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, PoemsVol. 42
- p. 1175–1177The widowed queen's grief turns to burning rage, pallor and frenzy at each traitor's name.read · scan
- p. 1177–1178Grief and vengeful passion consume the queen, leaving a life-long winter of grief.read · scan
4g.Examples of rage in epic, drama and narrative
See also: Madness 5c
Homer, The OdysseyVol. 22
- p. 62–63Antinous is filled with rage, his eyes like flaming fire.read · scan
- p. 127–128Angry pride drives Odysseus to taunt despite danger.read · scan
- p. 254–255Eurymachus grows wroth, threatens mischief and hurls a footstool, striking the cup-bearer.read · scan
Aesop, FablesVol. 17
- p. 27The dog's rage at being disturbed, and the man's rage at unanswered prayer.read · scan
Aeschylus, The FuriesVol. 8
- p. 127Their anger and bitter pain at being foiled, likened to a goad and scourge.read · scan
- p. 154–155The Furies vent wrath and injury at dishonour, threatening blight and pestilence on the land.read · scan
Sophocles, Oedipus the KingVol. 8
- p. 218Oedipus's rising anger at the seer's silence, called base and unmoved.read · scan
- p. 218Oedipus's rage at the accusation and threats against the seer.read · scan
- p. 218Wrath drives both Oedipus and Teiresias; the chorus rebukes their angry words.read · scan
- p. 225–228Wrath and hasty speech inflame the quarrel; the chorus and Jocasta urge calm.read · scan
- p. 228Rage at the road and dread of shame at his doom.read · scan
Herodotus, An Account of EgyptVol. 33
- p. 81–82Apries' violent anger leads him to mutilate his messenger.read · scan
- p. 89Amasis' anger threatens Ladike with death, suspecting drugs.read · scan
Euripides, HippolytusVol. 8
- p. 342–343Theseus' uncontrollable rage and horror at the accusation.read · scan
Euripides, The BacchaeVol. 8
- p. 397–399Pentheus rages while Dionysus counsels a quiet carriage; the messenger fears the king's swift wrath.read · scan
Virgil, The AeneidVol. 13
- p. 73Juno's rage and fury drive her to seek the storm god.read · scan
- p. 117Fear of death gives way to anger and a father's grief at his son's death.read · scan
- p. 117Aeneas' blood congeals with horror, then rage against Helen.read · scan
- p. 117Venus rebukes his unmanly rage and madness.read · scan
- p. 152–165Her rage and scorn burst out.read · scan
- p. 167Rage and shame drive Dido to curses and the resolve to die.read · scan
- p. 178Hope, fear and rage in the boat race; Gyas in anger tears his hair and hurls his pilot overboard.read · scan
- p. 248Alecto inflames Turnus with rage in a dream, disguised as Juno's priestess, stirring anger at losing his bride and crown.read · scan
- p. 248Alecto's torch drives Turnus to sweat and defiance, his rage boiling like a cauldron.read · scan
- p. 270Fear seizes Cacus at the god's approach; Hercules is shaken with rage.read · scan
- p. 344Lausus weeps for his father's peril; Aeneas's patience gives way to fury.read · scan
- p. 366Camilla glows with anger and disdain at the taunt.read · scan
- p. 383Terror of the fleeing and the lamenting matrons; Turnus is inflamed with rage at the news.read · scan
- p. 389Turnus rages, boasting of tearing the foe's crest.read · scan
- p. 389Turnus exults in fury and disdain as he kills.read · scan
- p. 389–406Aeneas's fury at Turnus's evasion overcomes his restraint.read · scan
Plutarch, CoriolanusVol. 12
- p. 159Fury and bitterness at the rejection; anger regarded as nobleness though it is the weakness of his nature.read · scan
Plutarch, AntonyVol. 12
- p. 373Antony sits silent three days in the prow with face covered, in shame or anger, until the women reconcile him with Cleopatra.read · scan
Stories from the Thousand and One NightsVol. 16
- p. 8Shahriyar, seeing the betrayal, loses reason, and the brothers flee in despair; fear seizes them at the Jinni's appearance.read · scan
- p. 49Seeing the betrayal, the king loses consciousness of his existence and tries to kill them in rage.read · scan
- p. 141Her fury and his terror drive the scene; he is left permanently fearful of the dish.read · scan
- p. 155–156The youth's rage and impatience contrast with the barber's maddening calm; he rends his clothes.read · scan
- p. 160–162The tailor's rage and revulsion at the barber drive him to wish for death and to flee the country.read · scan
- p. 380The Sultan's wrath and the princess's fearful stupor when he draws his sword.read · scan
The Voyages to VinlandVol. 43
- p. 17Freydis's passion and taunts drive Thorvard to slaughter.read · scan
The Song of RolandVol. 49
- p. 103–104Ganelon's rage and anguish at being named by Roland; he threatens revenge and Roland laughs.read · scan
- p. 104–106Ganelon's hatred of Roland and fear of death; Karl rebukes his anger.read · scan
- p. 109–110Marsil's pallor and fury at Karl's demands; his son cries for Ganelon's death.read · scan
- p. 117–119Roland's burning scorn and the Emperor's helpless tears as the choice is made.read · scan
- p. 132–133Roland's wrath and pain at Aelroth's taunt; Falsaron's sorrow at his nephew's death and Olivier's anger.read · scan
- p. 145–147Roland smites with uncontrolled passion and pain at Samson's death; Turpin's heart is sore.read · scan
Dante Alighieri, HellVol. 20
- p. 28Wrathful souls fight in the Stygian marsh.read · scan
- p. 28The wrathful tear each other; the sullen beneath the mud sigh, having carried a lazy gloom within.read · scan
- p. 32Phlegyas's fierce ire; Argenti's fury and Dante's scorn.read · scan
- p. 57–58Capaneus's rage and pride persist; the souls weep piteously and Dante fears the vengeance of heaven.read · scan
- p. 131–133Dante shivers in horror at the frozen shallows; the shade rages and curses him.read · scan
- p. 134Dante's rage and the sinner's bestial hatred are dramatized in the scene of hair-pulling and gnawing.read · scan
Dante Alighieri, ParadiseVol. 20
- p. 377–378The blessed cry out in indignation with a deafening shout.read · scan
Sir Thomas Malory, The Holy GrailVol. 35
- p. 139Percivale, thwarted, rages and despairs, calling himself a wretch, cursed and most unhappy of knights.read · scan
- p. 172–174Lionel's wrath and vengeful refusal of mercy contrast with Bors's joy at the reunion.read · scan
- p. 175Lionel's wrath drives him deaf to reason and pity.read · scan
Benvenuto Cellini, The Autobiography of Benvenuto CelliniVol. 31
- p. 17Anger and accusations of ingratitude flare between the old master and his pupil.read · scan
- p. 29Cellini's blood is up; fury drives him to strike Gherardo and threaten his cousins with a knife.read · scan
- p. 29–30Cellini's rage at his cousin's refusal of bail drives him to seize a dagger and attack his enemies.read · scan
- p. 119–120The Pope flies into a bestial passion at Cellini's defiance and threatens punishment.read · scan
- p. 132–133Provoked by insults, Cellini hurls mud with a stone, stunning Benedetto in an impulsive act of anger.read · scan
- p. 150Insults inflame Cellini's fury; he draws his sword and sends the exiles tumbling in confusion, though he takes care to do no harm.read · scan
- p. 186Cellini's fierce anger flares at Ascanio's beating of the shopboy and at Francesco's keeping the lad.read · scan
- p. 186–188Cellini prepares in rage for a bloody deed; Francesco is terrified and Ascanio begs pardon.read · scan
- p. 203–204He bursts into laughter while the governor answers in furious rage.read · scan
- p. 225–226The Pope swells with rage but says nothing when the quarrel is confirmed.read · scan
- p. 263The postmaster's insulting rage and Cellini's mounting anger drive the quarrel to threats of murder.read · scan
- p. 263Cellini burns with fury and grief, thinking his men killed, and scolds Pagolo for leaving his mail in the valise.read · scan
- p. 276–277Cellini spends a sleepless night of trouble and resolves to depart in anger and distress.read · scan
- p. 295–296Madame d'Etampes' poisonous fury at being slighted and Cellini's hunger-driven impatience, so he curses her and departs.read · scan
- p. 311His colour heightened and features discomposed, Cellini threatens to kill his rival like a dog.read · scan
- p. 325Cellini's fury and Madame d'Etampes' anger over the uncovered statue flare up before the King intervenes.read · scan
- p. 328–329Cellini flies into a rage and hurls his tools on hearing the King's words, then regains hope at the King's smile.read · scan
- p. 346Anger and insult flare on both sides, the majordomo raging and Cellini's blood rising.read · scan
- p. 346–347He leaves furious, resolved to quit Florence, while the majordomo is stupefied and pale.read · scan
- p. 355–356Fury at the attempted extortion drives him to threaten the woman and beat her out of his house.read · scan
- p. 360The Duke flies into a rage and Cellini answers in mighty passion.read · scan
- p. 368Bandinello bursts with fury and Cellini speaks rudely in anger.read · scan
- p. 370Fury at the affront nearly maddens Cellini, who masters his anger enough to answer with wit while his heart bursts.read · scan
- p. 406Cellini is dumbfounded, then enraged at the secretary's haughty manner and abuses him.read · scan
Miguel de Cervantes, The History of Don Quixote of the Mancha, Part IVol. 14
- p. 39Quixote is inflamed with choler at the supposed blasphemy.read · scan
- p. 41The lackey beats him until his choler is spent.read · scan
- p. 70–71Quixote's fury on being wounded; the ladies' anguish as they beg for the squire's life.read · scan
- p. 131Quixote is enraged and cannot help; Maritornes shows compassion for the afflicted Sancho.read · scan
- p. 184Quixote is enraged and Passamonte choleric, and the quarrel turns to insult and violence.read · scan
- p. 207–208Cardenio's mad rage at being called a villain, and Sancho's anger at his beating, erupt into blows and beard-pulling.read · scan
- p. 262News of Fernando's marriage inflames her with choler and rage; Cardenio weeps at Lucinda's name.read · scan
- p. 262–264Fernando's fury at Lucinda's declaration, Cardenio's desperation and flight.read · scan
- p. 284Anger drives Don Quixote to strike Sancho and abuse him as ungrateful.read · scan
- p. 325Camilla is struck with wonder and flies away in fury.read · scan
- p. 338Camilla's feigned wrath and revenge; Leonela's alarm at her mistress's passion.read · scan
- p. 340Camilla paces the room with dagger in hand, seeming a desperate ruffian rather than a delicate woman.read · scan
- p. 351Anselmo's blind rage drives him to draw his poniard on Leonela.read · scan
- p. 416Father's grief and rage shown in curses, tearing hair and beard.read · scan
- p. 455Quixote's choler mounts and he nearly throttles the trooper.read · scan
- p. 461Don Quixote's furious rage at Sancho, shown in abuse, gestures and flashing eyes; Dorothea calms his anger.read · scan
- p. 506Insulted, Quixote and the goatherd fly into furious anger and brawl, while onlookers laugh.read · scan
Captain Walter Bigges, Drake's Great ArmadaVol. 33
- p. 241–242The General is greatly passioned at the boy's wrongful death.read · scan
Edward Haies, Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to NewfoundlandVol. 33
- p. 293Gilbert, grieving for his lost books and notes, beats his boy in great rage over the item left behind.read · scan
Sir Walter Raleigh, The Discovery of GuianaVol. 33
- p. 343Hunger, fatigue and suspicion of treason drive the men to resolve to hang the pilot, until necessity restrains them.read · scan
Sir Philip Sidney, The Defense of PoesyVol. 27
- p. 17–18Sophocles' Ajax gives a more familiar insight into anger than the schoolmen's definition.read · scan
Christopher Marlowe, Edward the SecondVol. 46
- p. 17–19Anger and grief overcome the king, who curses his own hand.read · scan
- p. 35–38Edward's swelling heart breaks with anger at being baited by the peers, while Kent grieves at the rift.read · scan
William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkVol. 46
- p. 196Laertes leaps into grave in grief; Hamlet answers with an outburst and they grappleread · scan
- p. 197–199Grief and rage erupt in Hamlet's ranting at Ophelia's grave; the Queen calls it a fit of madness.read · scan
William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King LearVol. 46
- p. 216Lear's wrath erupts in disowning Cordelia, comparing himself to an angry dragon.read · scan
- p. 236–238Lear's rage, grief and self-reproach over his folly, breaking out in curses.read · scan
- p. 238–239Lear's shame at his own tears and rage; Goneril coolly justifies fear.read · scan
- p. 246–247Kent's anger and quarrel spill into violence.read · scan
- p. 255Lear's grief and rage burst in curses on Goneril, then tenderness for Regan.read · scan
- p. 255–258Lear's humiliation and anger as his daughters bargain down his train; he restrains himself from cursing.read · scan
- p. 262–264Lear's rage and self-pity as a poor, infirm, despised old man.read · scan
William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of MacbethVol. 46
- p. 384–385He is sick at heart, shows fear and rage, and lashes his frightened servant.read · scan
Thomas Dekker, The Shoemaker's HolidayVol. 47
- p. 491Lincoln's anger and grief at his nephew's betrayal.read · scan
Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Philaster, or Love Lies A-BleedingVol. 47
- p. 669–671Philaster's furious passion against the usurping prince, Dion noting fire in his veins.read · scan
- p. 700–704Philaster rages and grieves at the report, wishing for a sea in his breast to quench the fire.read · scan
John Webster, The Duchess of MalfiVol. 47
- p. 786Ferdinand's wild rage on learning his sister has a lover; he wishes to hew her to pieces.read · scan
- p. 794–795Ferdinand's violent anger, disgust and jealous rage at the discovery.read · scan
- p. 795–799Ferdinand's fury and the Duchess's fear, likened to standing above a mine ready to blow.read · scan
Philip Massinger, A New Way to Pay Old DebtsVol. 47
- p. 866–867The cook Furnace insists on his anger at all hours, with comic quarrelling among the servants.read · scan
- p. 931Overreach rages, beating Marrall for no cause but his choler.read · scan
- p. 931–933Overreach's rage turns to wonder and confusion when the deed is blank.read · scan
- p. 933Overreach foams with rage at his servant's rebellion.read · scan
- p. 933–938Overreach's joy turns to fury and madness when he learns his daughter married Allworth, not the lord.read · scan
Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Life Is a DreamVol. 26
- p. 37Rage drives Segismund to seize Clotaldo's sword and threaten him.read · scan
- p. 43–45Rage and vengeful fury; the King's sorrow at his son's hostility.read · scan
- p. 45–52Fury and vengeful passion drive Segismund.read · scan
John Milton, Paradise LostVol. 4
- p. 170Satan overcome with rage and scorn; awe quells him.read · scan
- p. 281After the fall, anger, hate, mistrust and discord shake their once peaceful minds.read · scan
John Milton, Samson AgonistesVol. 4
- p. 415Dalila's implacable anger and the Chorus's amorous remorse and inward passion.read · scan
Molière, Tartuffe, or The HypocriteVol. 26
- p. 224–227Orgon loses his temper despite professed piety.read · scan
- p. 227–229Orgon, enraged by Dorine's insolence, must walk to calm himself.read · scan
- p. 242–245Damis's furious oath and Dorine's plea to moderate his passion.read · scan
- p. 280–281Orgon's rage and Damis's threats of violence.read · scan
- p. 281–284Orgon's fury and exasperation at his mother's blindness.read · scan
- p. 289–291Orgon and Damis burn with anger at the bailiff and want to beat him.read · scan
John Dryden, Dedication of the AeneisVol. 13
- p. 14–15Achilles' choler and obstinacy; greater anger expels the less.read · scan
John Dryden, All for Love; or, The World Well LostVol. 18
- p. 29Antony apologizes for passionate rage at his old soldier and is then kindled to martial eagerness.read · scan
Jean Racine, PhaedraVol. 26
- p. 174–175Theseus's wrath and Hippolytus's stunned horror at the accusation.read · scan
Benjamin Franklin, His AutobiographyVol. 1
- p. 52Franklin is nettled by Keimer's public reproach; quarrel and anger lead to his walking out.read · scan
Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to ConquerVol. 18
- p. 239–240Mrs. Hardcastle's anger and distress contrast with Tony's amusement.read · scan
- p. 254–255Marlow and Hastings quarrel in resentment and wounded pride at being made ridiculous; Miss Neville is distressed and fears for them.read · scan
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Minna von Barnhelm, or The Soldier's FortuneVol. 26
- p. 299–300Just's lasting anger at the landlord.read · scan
- p. 301–302Just's rage at the landlord's cringing hypocrisy.read · scan
- p. 302–304Just chokes with rage; Major calls him a wild beast.read · scan
- p. 370–371Tellheim erupts in rage and suspicion, calling Minna faithless, and quarrels with the loyal Werner; anger praised as best possession.read · scan
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Tragedy of Faust, Part IVol. 19
- p. 66–68Faust's rage and grief; Mephistopheles says grief like a vulture consumes him in his den.read · scan
- p. 188–191Faust rages in despair and pity at Gretchen's imprisonment, cursing Mephistopheles for concealing it.read · scan
- p. 191–192Faust's furious anguish over Gretchen's misery; he curses Mephistopheles and demands her rescue.read · scan
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, EgmontVol. 19
- p. 326–327Ferdinand's anguish and Egmont's suspicion and anger.read · scan
Robert Burns, Poems and SongsVol. 6
- p. 423–425Dejection, malice and rage torment the sensitive poet, stung to madness by blockheads.read · scan
Friedrich Schiller, William TellVol. 26
- p. 395–397Melchthal's passion made him strike the servant; Furst excuses the hot temper of youth and old men.read · scan
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, PoemsVol. 41
- p. 727–728Rage and pain confuse the Baron; excess of love comes out as bitter words.read · scan
Charles Lamb, On the Tragedies of ShakspereVol. 27
- p. 306Grief assuming the appearance of anger; distraction distinguished from true anger or disgust in Hamlet's treatment of Ophelia.read · scan
- p. 310Lear's rage is terrible as a volcano, yet on stage appears only as impotence and pain.read · scan
Alessandro Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed)Vol. 21
- p. 34Renzo's fury, murderous fantasies, then fear, remorse and relief as thoughts of Lucia return.read · scan
- p. 39–40Renzo's fury and Lucia's tears contrast with her calmer resolve.read · scan
- p. 47–48Renzo's fury and bewilderment, Lucia's sobbing and Agnese's sighing after the wedding is thwarted.read · scan
- p. 66–67Anger and indignation struggle within him, and his solicitude for Lucia's danger and innocence.read · scan
- p. 97Anger overcomes depression in Renzo, gnashing his teeth.read · scan
- p. 98–99Renzo's fury and Lucia's sobbing horror at his violent declarations.read · scan
- p. 537Rodrigo's vexation, disgust and rage at the polluted crowd and the friar.read · scan
- p. 540–541Rodrigo's furious, frantic rage and helpless howling until he swoons.read · scan
- p. 602–603Renzo's anguished protest and Lucia's tears show passion and distress.read · scan
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, Household TalesVol. 17
- p. 107The father's anger leads to his hasty curse, followed by parental sorrow and the sister's distress.read · scan
- p. 156The Queen is glad, and the manikin tears himself in two in rage.read · scan
George Gordon, Lord Byron, PoemsVol. 41
- p. 804Helpless grief and rage as he strains at his bonds.read · scan
Thomas Babington Macaulay, MachiavelliVol. 27
- p. 397Machiavelli's mournful earnestness, scorn and anger at his country's agony and degradation.read · scan
Charles Darwin, The Voyage of the BeagleVol. 29
- p. 64These birds are quarrelsome and passionate, tearing up grass from rage.read · scan
- p. 238–239Fuegians frantic with rage at being laughed at, defying the ship.read · scan
William Makepeace Thackeray, Jonathan SwiftVol. 28
- p. 10–11Swift's bitterness, scorn, rage and misanthropy, born of frustrated genius.read · scan
- p. 11–12Swift submits to dependence with stealthy rage and swallowed scorn.read · scan
- p. 18Swift's lonely rage and agony, likened to a vulture tearing his heart, are pitiable yet deserved.read · scan
- p. 19Swift's savage indignation and rage break out through his writings; his furious invective is likened to Samson's fury against enemies.read · scan
- p. 22Swift's furious, raging misanthropy and possible secret remorse are examined as the source of his dark vision.read · scan
- p. 23Swift called the most unhappy man on earth, dying in rage like a poisoned rat; Stella's grief and love evoke pity.read · scan
Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Twenty-Four Years AfterVol. 23
- p. 398Thompson's maddened temper drives him to fire broadsides into the village; excitement gives way to deadly fever.read · scan
Walter Bagehot, John MiltonVol. 28
- p. 175Vehement desire and labor produce vexation and ill temper when baffled; Milton's severity and harsh choler.read · scan
Sidney Lanier, PoemsVol. 42
- p. 1394–1395Hamish's fear and Maclean's rage are vividly drawn.read · scan
- p. 1395–1396Terror, rage, shame and maternal anguish drive the scene as the child dangles over the sea.read · scan
- p. 1397–1398Hamish's cruel mirth, the mother's hope and despair, and Maclean's impotent anger dramatize extreme passion.read · scan
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