Both Uses of
constrained
in
Antony and Cleopatra
- Good my lord, To come thus was I not constrain'd, but did it On my free will.†
Scene 3.6 *constrain'd = restricted; or lacking spontaneity
- The scars upon your honour, therefore, he Does pity, as constrained blemishes, Not as deserv'd.†
Scene 3.13
Definitions:
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(1)
(constrained) restricted or inhibited
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely (and archaically), constrain can mean to force someone to do something.