All 3 Uses of
agony
in
The Phantom of the Opera
- The letter was accompanied by a cutting from the agony-column of the Revue Theatrale, which ran: O. G.—There is no excuse for R. and M. We told them and left your memorandum-book in their hands.†
Chpt 4agony = intense suffering
- Raoul sprang from his chair, flushing to the temples, suffering agonies.†
Chpt 8 *
- Yes, some wretch, whose feet were not bare like those of the victims of the rosy hours of Mazenderan, had certainly fallen into this "mortal illusion" and, mad with rage, had kicked against those mirrors which, nevertheless, continued to reflect his agony.†
Chpt 24agony = intense suffering
Definition:
intense feelings of suffering -- can be from mental or physical pain