The term "compel" in literature is employed to denote a force—whether external or internal—that drives characters or situations toward a necessary, often unavoidable, course of action. Authors use it to express everything from the push of societal duty, as seen when public opinion forces a character’s retirement [1], to the inner resolve of forcing oneself into a challenging act, as when a speaker resolves to give details despite reluctance [2]. It also appears in more abstract or philosophical contexts, where natural forces, divine commands, or the sway of public sentiment make resistance futile, as in the divine summons to fill a house [3] or when authority is leveraged to overcome dissent [4]. In each instance—from the poignant self-compulsion of personal struggle [5] to the calculated imposition of will or policy [6]—the word captures the tension between free will and the pressures of circumstance.