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They may seize
On the white wonder of dear Juliet's hand
And steal immortal blessing from her lips,
Who, even in pure and vestal modesty,
Still blush, as thinking their own kisses sin.

      — Romeo and Juliet, Act III Scene 3

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Shakespeare concordance:
all instances of "compel"

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  • compel occurs 10 times in 30 speeches within 17 works.
  • Possibly related words: compelled, compelling
  • Users have searched 333 times for compel in Open Source Shakespeare.
  • The numbers below indicate the number of speeches
    in which compel appears in each listed work. If a single speech
    contains compel more than once, the speech will still be counted once
    as part of the total count.
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All's Well That Ends Well (3)
Antony and Cleopatra (2)
Hamlet (2)
Henry IV, Part II (4)
Henry V (2)
Henry VI, Part I (1)
Henry VIII (3)
Julius Caesar (2)
King John (1)
Macbeth (1)
Measure for Measure (2)
Midsummer Night's Dream (2)
Othello (1)
Pericles (1)
Rape of Lucrece (1)
Richard III (1)
Winter's Tale (1)

 

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