All 3 Uses of
agony
in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- I don't mind that; no woman do when it comes to agony-point, and there's no other way!†
Chpt 5 *agony = intense suffering
- Under the trees several pheasants lay about, their rich plumage dabbled with blood; some were dead, some feebly twitching a wing, some staring up at the sky, some pulsating quickly, some contorted, some stretched out—all of them writhing in agony, except the fortunate ones whose tortures had ended during the night by the inability of nature to bear more.†
Chpt 5
- But there was no need for caution; not a soul was at hand, and Tess went onward with fortitude, her recollection of the birds' silent endurance of their night of agony impressing upon her the relativity of sorrows and the tolerable nature of her own, if she could once rise high enough to despise opinion.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
intense feelings of suffering -- can be from mental or physical pain