William shakespeare

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coward die many time.....


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William Shakespeare " Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once."

ORIGIN This quote is from the famous play JULIUS CAESAR written by Shakespeare. It represents courage honor dignity. 

COMPARISON You've already probably figured out that, in this quotation, Shakespeare is drawing a comparison between someone who is a coward (that is, someone who is afraid to face the challenges of life, such as dealing with difficult situations, taking risks, and fighting for what he or she believe in)

someone who is valiant (that is, someone who is brave in facing the challenges of life, is never afraid to face difficult or risky situations, and will always fight for what he or she believes in).

1 ST PART When you look at just the first part of the quotation, " Cowards die many times before their deaths, " try to think of how someone can actually "die many times" before they actually die. Right away, you realize that Shakespeare is using death as a metaphor (because a person can't physically die multiple times in a single lifetime). Here, he uses the metaphor of death to convey how a person feels inside when he or she runs away from a challenge. That person "dies" a little inside each time he or she chickens out, meaning that he or she loses a little strength of character each time he or she refuses to face a challenge of life.

2 ND PART Now take the second part of the quotation, " The valiant never taste of death but once ." Shakespeare is saying that a valiant person dies only once, which probably means when he or she actually physically dies. So, Shakespeare isn't using death as a metaphor in this part of the quotation. He is saying that a person who is not afraid to face the challenges of life doesn't "die" inside like the coward does. This person can hold their head up high and be proud that he or she faced that difficult situation or fought for what he or she believed in. So, when this brave and valiant person physically dies, this is the only time he or she will know death because he or she has never been afraid to face the challenges of life.

CONCLUSION A coward (however you may define one) is typically a person who runs away from a problem, serious or small. Well every time that person cowers, they sacrifice their dignity or they prove how "unmanly' they are. Most of the time, a coward is continuously a coward and thus, dies (maybe if just a little) each time they fail themselves or others because of their lack of courage or braveness. On the other hand, the brave may fail but they do things with conviction, vigor and righteousness, never losing their honor. They are respected and looked up to by many. They die once (physically) while the cowardly die (metaphorically) a little each time time they chicken out.
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