COMPULSION in HENRY IV, PART 1

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Definition

a strong (possibly uncontrollable) urge to do something; or a force or a requirement that forces an action

if reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion
2.4 — Act 2 Scene 4 — Eastcheap. A Room in the Boar's-Head Tavern (44% in)

compulsion = force

What, upon compulsion?
2.4 — Act 2 Scene 4 — Eastcheap. A Room in the Boar's-Head Tavern (43% in)
No; were I at the strappado, or all the racks in the world, I would not tell you on compulsion.
2.4 — Act 2 Scene 4 — Eastcheap. A Room in the Boar's-Head Tavern (43% in)
Give you a reason on compulsion!
2.4 — Act 2 Scene 4 — Eastcheap. A Room in the Boar's-Head Tavern (43% in)

There are no more uses of "compulsion" in Henry IV, Part 1.

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compulsion used in Henry IV, Part 1