All 3 Uses of
motive
in
Interview with the Vampire
- I'm convinced that Lestat was a person who preferred not to think or talk about his motives or beliefs, even to himself.†
Part 1 *motives = reasons for doing something
- There was something else I wanted to say about Lestat's motives that night.†
Part 1
- As I said, Lestat's motives for everything revolved around revenge†
Part 1
Definitions:
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(1)
(motive as in: What is her motive?) a reason for doing something
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, motive can refer to something that causes motion in an inanimate object. Even less commonly, it can refer to a distinctive feature in music, art, or literature.