Ezra 3:12 "But many
of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that
had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before
their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:"
Our characters should show
mixed emotions at times to keep them from being shallow. If they show mixed
emotions too often, readers will see them as unbalanced.
They might also have mixed
reactions to the same emotion, like the priests did. Laughter mixed with tears
for joy is an emotion readers are familiar with, so we might shake things up by
having a character show an inappropriate tears mixed with laughter to show
sorrow.
We might also write an
essay about a time when we had mixed emotions to an event in our lives. We will
want to look beyond the usual events to make the essay interesting, but not too
unfamiliar, so readers will still be able to identify with us.
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