Question

Interpret In paragraph 5, Tuchman states that some lords were forced to accompany the rebels “whether they would or not.” What does that phrase mean?
Chapter: from The Worms of the Earth Against the Lions by Barbara Tuchman

Answer 1

The phrase whether they would or not means that they were were tasked with the responsibility of carrying out the obligation against their will.

The phrase tells us that the Lords had no say on the tasks that they were asked to do. They were to accompany the rebels, they had no deciding power here.

This shows that their will has been taken from them. The person who is sending them on this errand has absolute power over them.

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