Predicate: despair
Roleset id: despair.01 , to give up hope, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
despair.01: DESPAIR-V NOTES: Frames file for 'despair' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from despair.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
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| despair (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PPT: experiencer (vnrole: 31.3-6-Experiencer)
Arg1-PAG: entity despaired of (vnrole: 31.3-6-Stimulus)
Example: transitive
person: third, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
In the play , the Duke of Vienna despairs over the licentiousness of his subjects and turns over the rule of the city to the puritanical Angelo , [*-1] hoping [0]he can set things right .
ArgM-LOC: In the play
Arg0: the Duke of Vienna
Rel: despairs
Arg1: over the licentiousness of his subjects