Writers have long used the term "connive" to evoke secret cooperation or silent acquiescence in wrongdoing. It conveys not simply active participation in a misdeed but a moral failing to oppose or expose it—a subtle collusion with evil or injustice. In dramatic narratives, the word often highlights the dark underbelly of power struggles and conspiracies, suggesting that even those in positions of authority may allow corruption to flourish behind closed doors [1, 2]. In moral and social debates, its use underscores the tension between personal ethics and societal complicity, as characters are depicted justifying inaction or passive consent to questionable behavior [3, 4]. This nuanced deployment of "connive" enriches literary portrayals of characters torn between duty and their own compromising silence [5, 6].