All 5 Uses of
remonstrate
in
Moby Dick
- But as all my remonstrances produced no effect upon Queequeg,
Chpt 16-18 *remonstrances = arguments in protest or opposition
- And when those defendants were remonstrated with, their captain snapped his fingers in the plaintiffs' teeth, and assured them that by way of doxology to the deed he had done, he would now retain their line, harpoons, and boat, which had remained attached to the whale at the time of the seizure.†
Chpt 88-90remonstrated = argued in protest or opposition
- This was the tormented surgeon, who, after in vain remonstrating against the proceedings of the day, had betaken himself to the Captain's round-house (CABINET he called it) to avoid the pest; but still, could not help yelling out his entreaties and indignations at times.†
Chpt 91-93remonstrating = arguing in protest or opposition
- Not reasoning; not remonstrance; not entreaty wilt thou hearken to; all this thou scornest.†
Chpt 121-123remonstrance = argument in protest or opposition
- I was going to remonstrate; but he silenced me by pouring them into my trowsers' pockets.†
Chpt 10-12
Definitions:
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(1)
(remonstrate) argue, complain, or criticize
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In Shakespeare's time, remonstrance was used as a synonym for display, revelation, or manifestation.