All 4 Uses of
tempest
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- She busied herself with following the aerial creations of the poets; and in the majestic and wondrous scenes which surrounded our Swiss home —the sublime shapes of the mountains, the changes of the seasons, tempest and calm, the silence of winter, and the life and turbulence of our Alpine summers—she found ample scope for admiration and delight.†
p. 38.4
- While I watched the tempest, so beautiful yet terrific, I wandered on with a hasty step.†
p. 77.7 *
- I have seen this lake agitated by a tempest, when the wind tore up whirlwinds of water and gave you an idea of what the water-spout must be on the great ocean;†
p. 160.9
- At length I gathered resolution to address him in a pause of the tempest of his passion.†
p. 222.1
Definition:
a violent commotion or disturbance -- especially a violent storm or emotional outburst
The expression tempest in a teapot describes people as being upset over an unimportant matter.