In literature, the word "accede" is frequently employed to indicate a yielding or compliance to a proposal, request, or demand, often loaded with nuances of reluctance or strategic compromise. Some authors use it to emphasize a character’s hesitant acceptance, as when a woman concedes despite her misgivings or duty [1][2][3]. Meanwhile, in political or diplomatic contexts, it conveys a formal submission to terms, reflecting broader themes of power and negotiation [4][5][6]. Across a range of genres—from the polite transactional exchanges in Austen’s or Dickens’s works [7][8] to the dramatic ultimatums of epic narratives [9]—the term deepens the portrayal of characters’ internal conflicts and the societal pressures that drive them to conform.