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…that the audience can know her thoughts, but also by setting aside large chunks for her to soliloquise, so that the change in her personality can be noted since Antony's death. The passage of Act 5, Scene 2 begins with Cleopatra remarking, "What poor an instrument may…

…Carl Sandburg's Motif of Blood as a Symbol of Both Life and Death The image of the color red is presented in at least 25 of the poems of this collection. In some instances, red is a symbol of passion and life, but in others it is offered…

…then that we spend the duration of this letter meditating on what your execution implies so that you me be better prepared for the inevitable. I can not think of a greater gift to give you than that of a peaceful death. I am almost drawn to a case I have read…

…matter. To have been brought to trial merely for overlooking certain occasional libations is something you should not forgive. It is a harsh injustice to consider this impious, and to consider it a crime punishable by death is nonsense and hyperbole. We both…

…the brain and slows the body reaction. Risks of drinking are accidents and violence. He effects of alcohol are poor coordination, slurred speech, double vision, decrease of all self control, loss of consciousness, and even death. The more a person drinks…

…"The American dream has been a dream of being able to grow to fullest development." Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman can be seen as an eulogy of a dreamer, which depicts one man's tragic life and death as he tries to bring his family into grace…

…was Cleopatra's uncle. At the ceremony for Cleopatra and Epirus, Philip was stabbed to death. The killer was the captain of Philip's own bodyguard named Pausanias. Alexander furiously slaughtered Pausanias for his father's murder. People immediately thought…

…Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe's writings were enormously affected by his chaotic life involving death after death around him. His obsession with "death" results in writing many mysteries or stories involved with murder, disease, suicide, etc. Some…

…. By 1935, Anne Sullivan was again completely blind. In October of 1936, Sullivan reached an ultimate low in her health. Although always known as having no religious beliefs, she is quoted as telling Helen shortly before her death "There is a quirk in my mind…

…. But Romeo was banished from Verona, and was unaware of the plan of Friar and Juliet to fake her death, so she wouldn't have to marry Paris. Since Romeo was unaware of this plan, he killed himself, and since he was dead, Juliet had to kill her self as well…