Before he knew it the anger had taken hold of him and around him lay the aftermath… if only he could have controlled it. Such is the fate of the angry character. What will happen through the beast of your character’s anger?
Types of Anger
- seething, brewing, bubbling, festering, deep, acidic, vile, evil,
- reactive, volatile, violent, abusive,
- emotional, pathetic, self-loathing, depressed, depressive
- wrath, loathing, hatred, revenge, jealousy, envy, pride, rage,
- recurring, long-time-coming,
- controlled, patient, waiting, subdued,
- outburst, reaction,
- road rage,
- incensed, indignant,
- embarrassed,
- inconsolable,
- bitter,
- temper tantrum, fit,
- pout, internal rage, stewing,
- anger as a cover for other emotions,
Reasons for Anger
- slighted, embarrassed, humiliated, made a fool of, ridiculed,
- jealousy, envy, covetousness,
- greed, avarice, materialism,
- passion, lust, high emotion,
- depression, mental illness,
- irrationality, madness, confusion,
- irked, bothered, frustrated, inconvenienced, troubled,
- family feuds, generational anger,
- indulgence, substance abuse, drunkenness,
- terror, fear,
- revenge, vengeance,
- fatigue, irritability, weariness, insomnia,
- pain, aches, soreness, tenderness,
- sadness, grief, emotional pain,
- self-loathing, worthlessness, regret, remorse,
- hopelessness, pessimism, doubt,
Manifestations of Anger
- throwing things, kicking things, punching things,
- yelling, shouting,
- insulting, cursing, humiliating,
- stew, brood, mope, sulk, incubate, think, fixate, fret, worry, fuss, pout,
- hate, hate, hate,
- ponder, think, wonder, imagine, reinforce negative thoughts,
- tap fingers, chew nails,
- cross arms,
- furrow brow, purse lips, grit teeth, sneer, frown,
- attack, lash out, fight, brawl,
- run, flee, chase,
- throw tantrum,
- cry, bawl,
- rationalize, justify, blame, curse, point fingers,
- raise hackles, increase heart rate, raise blood pressure, adrenaline rush, red face, red ears, sweats, quick shallow breaths,
- panic, get frantic, faint,
- lose one’s mind and go berserk!
Developments
- lashing out in anger, a character injures or kills and must find a way to repair what can’t be undone.
- fighting anger to do what is right (or rational) despite the rage makes for a fantastic internal conflict for any narrative
- just when you think you know something, you find out they have a terrible temper… and they may even be a werewolf
- upon reaching a heightened level of anger, a character gets a burst of magic power… can they control it?
- the calm, quiet one has the most violent form of anger… when it is provoked
- nothing beats a narrative king who has a terrible angry streak… what can you do with this idea in your character’s life?
- nothing like making a mistake in front of the wrong angry person… who can your character accidentally set off and what will be the consequence?