Examples

Example 1

I myself have never seen Bigfoot.

In this example, the intensive pronoun myself emphasizes I. Maybe this dude knows someone who knows someone who saw Bigfoot, but he himself never has.

Example 2

Aretha Franklin herself would envy my amazing singing skills.

Here, herself puts emphasis on Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul and Amazing Hats.

Example 3

The Johnsons themselves chopped down their Christmas tree.

In this case, themselves puts emphasis on the old-fashioned Johnson family and their rippling lumberjack forearms.