I know death hath ten thousand several doors
For men to take their exits.

John Webster

The Duchess of Malfi

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Topic

Death

Speaker

The Duchess

Author

John Webster

Source

The Duchess of Malfi

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play) Tragedy

Language

English

Time

1614 1610s 17th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Webster, John. The Duchess of Malfi. King's Men, c. 1614, Blackfriars Theatre, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Webster, John. "The Duchess of Malfi." The Duchess of Malfi, The White Devil, The Broken Heart and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, edited by Jane Kingsley-Smith. Penguin Classics, 2015, act 4, sc. 2.

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Death is the side of life which is turned away from us.

Rainer Maria Rilke

More information about this quote
Topic
Mystery of death Death

Author

Rainer Maria Rilke
Medium
Letter
Language
German
Time
1925 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. Letter to Witold von Hulewicz. 13 Nov. 1925.

Current Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. Letters of Rainer Maria Rilke, 1910-1926, translated by Jane Bannard Greene and M. D. Herter Norton. W. W. Norton & Company, 1969.