Following heavy stirring / ridiculing a close friend who was  
very vulnerable to such attack - inspiring fierce, defensive  
counter-attack.
following heavy stirring  ridiculing a close friend who was  very vulnerable to such attack  inspiring fierce defensive  counterattack
[INST] In this task, you will be performing a classification exercise aimed at identifying the underlying emotion conveyed by a given sentence. The emotions to consider are as follows: Anger, Joy, Sadness, Guilt, Shame, Fear, or Disgust Sentence: Following heavy stirring / ridiculing a close friend who was  
very vulnerable to such attack - inspiring fierce, defensive  
counter-attack. [/INST] shame