All 4 Uses of
tyranny
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- They were looked after by the same Grigory and lived in his cottage, where they were found by the tyrannical old lady who had brought up their mother.†
Chpt 1 *
- As Yefim Petrovitch had made no provision for the payment of the tyrannical old lady's legacy, which had grown from one thousand to two, it was delayed, owing to formalities inevitable in Russia, and the young man was in great straits for the first two years at the university, as he was forced to keep himself all the time he was studying.†
Chpt 1
- Which is most capable of conceiving a great idea and serving it—the rich man in his isolation or the man who has freed himself from the tyranny of material things and habits?†
Chpt 6
- He tyrannized over his grown-up sons, but, for the last year during which he had been ill and lost the use of his swollen legs, he had fallen greatly under the influence of his protegee, whom he had at first kept strictly and in humble surroundings, "on Lenten fare," as the wits said at the time.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
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(tyranny) harsh and unjust rule