Both Uses of
agony
in
Things Fall Apart
- The birth of her children, which should be a woman's crowning glory, became for Ekwefi mere physical agony devoid of promise.†
p. 77.3 *agony = intense suffering
- And then from the centre of the delirious fury came a cry of agony and shouts of horror.†
p. 124.1
Definition:
intense feelings of suffering -- can be from mental or physical pain