Question

Read the following sentence from “Federigo’s Falcon” by Giovanni Boccaccio. How does the word anguish add meaning to the sentence? In great anguish, he cursed himself and his fortune and, like a man beside himself, he started running here and there, but could find neither money nor a pawnable object.

Answer 1

that means he was very very  angry

Answer 2

The term anguish refers to the state of being in great distress, pain or anxiety.

Usage of this term as introduction to a sentence modifies the tone the author gives to the subsequent words with a negative connotation. This allows the reader to understand the current state of mind of the character at play, adding the sentence the meaning of the actions of a desperate, distressed man.