a Karen scorned

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As a student of American history and a person of color, I never underestimate the white, hot rage, anxiety, and resentment of a Karen scorned.

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Hello, teachers. How does "scorned" act in this sentence? Is it the same as "a scorned Karen"? If so, why is "scorned" used after the noun/name here?

 

[tedmc]

The first is a verb in the passive voice. The second is a past participle.

 

[jutfrank]

Is it the same as "a scorned Karen"?

Yes.

If so, why is "scorned" used after the noun/name here?

See here:

'Hell has no fury like a woman scorned' (or sometimes 'hell hath no fury like a woman scorned') is usually attributed to the English playwright and poet William Congreve. He wrote these lines in his play The Mourning Bride, 1697:

Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd,
Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd.

 

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The first is a verb in the passive voice. The second is a past participle.

The first is a past participle, the second is an adjective.