Word: wrath
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hard earth bound New England family, Desire Under the Elms is a study of the forms of possession which find root in the Puritan dogma. It is tragedy in its deepest most elemental sense. Each character seeks justification for his cruelty to the others by his fear of the wrath of an Old Testament God. An elemental force drives each to "Willow everything," to consume love and property in the desire for self increase. But through all the crude violence and apparent pessimism of the play there arises an intense affirmation of the dignity...
When the artist saw the reproduction of a sketch for Diego Rivera's new mural. The Nightmare of War and the Dream of Peace (TIME, March 17), he was angered by the symbolism that glorified Russia and derided the U.S. Translating his wrath into action, he picked up brush and palette, set to work on the painting shown here...
Black Man's Wrath. In an angry, divided nation, mass meetings of protest demanded a "return to the rule of law." In Pretoria's Church Square an anti-Malan demonstration exploded into an ugly free-for-all when pro-Nationalist students bombarded supporters of the "Torch Commando" with stink bombs and rotten eggs...
More dangerous to Malan-and to every white man in South Africa was the threat of race war. In the teeming slums of Johannesburg, in crime-infested Durban, the slow wrath of the black man rose against apartheid (segregation). African leaders announced that they would "court arrest until the jails are full." A nationwide civil disobedience campaign by black, brown and half-whites was set for April 6, South Africa's national holiday. The organizers said they would stick to passive resistance, and would start no trouble. But in South Africa's present mood, they were inviting...
Sears' rapid rise brought down the wrath of local merchants. They offered prizes to those who collected the most Sears catalogues, and then made public bonfires of them in village squares. They spread rumors that Sears' watches were not only half price, but would also run twice as fast as a good watch...