All 4 Uses of
compel
in
The Phantom of the Opera
- I said that, if the noise was repeated, I should be compelled to clear the box.†
Chpt 4 *compelled = forced; or (more rarely) convinced
- A few weeks later, when the tragedy at the Opera compelled the intervention of the public prosecutor, M. Mifroid, the commissary of police, examined the Vicomte de Chagny touching the events of the night at Perros.†
Chpt 5
- What compels you to go back, Christine?†
Chpt 12compels = forces; or (more rarely) convinces
- Unfortunately for their hopes of learning some detail that could put them on the track of their hoaxer, they were soon compelled to accept the fact that M. Raoul de Chagny had completely lost his head.†
Chpt 18compelled = forced; or (more rarely) convinced
Definition:
to force someone to do something
or more rarely:
to convince someone to do something
or more rarely:
to convince someone to do something
Most typically, compel describes an external influence forcing someone to do something, but it can also describe being driven by an internal desire.