Literature uses "compassionate" to convey a depth of empathy that often blends kindness with an awareness of human frailty. In some classic works, authors imbue their characters with both courtesy and an innate capacity for sympathy, as seen when Austen’s figures are described as "courteous, and…compassionate" [1] and possessing "so compassionate a heart" [2]. At times, the term reaches beyond individual traits to evoke divine mercy—as in texts naming God "compassionate and merciful" [3] or applying the epithet to deities [4]. In other narratives, the word is used more critically or with irony, highlighting internal conflicts or the subtleties of human emotion, as when a tone is described as "half compassionate, half reproachful" [5] or when philosophical musings challenge the nature of true compassion [6],[7].