More than half of Shakespeare's characters die in the same way
William Shakespeare had a flair for the dramatic, but he also relied on some tried and true tropes, including the ways he killed off his characters. When The Guardian broke down data from You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in 2016, they found that the majority of fatalities (54 out of the 100 deaths in all of his plays) were You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. The second most common cause of death was being poisoned, although just four characters met their maker this way.
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