All 5 Uses of
wrought
in
Antigone
- a well-wrought brazen urn
(definition 1) *wrought = worked
- I warrant such a one in either case Would shine, as King or subject; such a man Would in the storm of battle stand his ground, A comrade leal and true; but Anarchy— What evils are not wrought by Anarchy!†
(definition 1)
- O fount of Dirce, wood-embowered plain Where Theban chariots to victory speed, Mark ye the cruel laws that now have wrought my bane, The friends who show no pity in my need!†
(definition 1)
- For even had it been some child of mine, Or husband mouldering in death's decay, I had not wrought this deed despite the State.†
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- In what wise was her self-destruction wrought?
(definition 2) *wrought = made to happen
Definitions:
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(1) (wrought as in: wrought iron) worked -- as when iron is shaped to fit by bending or beating
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(2) (wrought as in: the damage she has wrought) caused to happen or occurred as a consequenceeditor's notes: This is most typically seen in classic literature. Less commonly, the present tense, wreak, is also seen.