Both Uses of
appropriate
in
Man And Superman
- …is the tragedy of irresolution; but all Shakespear's projections of the deepest humanity he knew have the same defect: their characters and manners are lifelike; but their actions are forced on them from without, and the external force is grotesquely inappropriate except when it is quite conventional, as in the case of Henry V. Falstaff is more vivid than any of these serious reflective characters, because he is self-acting: his motives are his own appetites and instincts and humors.†
Chpt Ded. *
- Can the strongest man escape from them when once he is appropriated?†
Chpt 1 *
Definitions:
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(appropriate as in: it is appropriate) suitable (fitting) for a particular situation
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(appropriate as in: appropriate from their culture) to take without asking -- often without right