How did Shakespeare use death in his plays from this part of the Elizabethan era?Shakespeare uses the ways of death in his plays through the Suicide, murder and especially fighting old age. Murder and fighting were the most common types of deaths due to old age. There were a lot of wars, so most people were killed in battle and murder was just another way of saying "I'm going to kill you!" ". Shakespeare uses suicide. in many of his plays by showing random suicide and/or due to their defeat in the face of victory. For example, Cleopatra had the best life according to Shakespeare, but her method of suicide was the deadly venom of 2 asps (Antony and Cleopatra; Mabillard). On the other hand, Brutus convinces his servant to hold his sword because he can pounce on it simply because Brutus lost the war against Antony and Octavian (Julius Caesar; Mabillard). Sometimes suicide is the only way to let go of their feelings and/or expressions of their loved ones. Romeo and Juliet, two star-crossed lovers, have fallen in love. They come from the houses of their enemies, but knowing that they come from opposite houses, they still did not let their enmity come between them. When it was Juliet's wedding she couldn't marry Paris because she was married to Romeo so she took a fake poison to pretend to be dead when she was sleeping so her Romeo could come and take her but unfortunately Romeo learns that Juliet died because of a bottle of poison so he took real poison and committed suicide after Juliet met/kissed her one last time (Romeo and Juliet; Mabillard). Once Juliet woke up she realized that Romeo had taken a real poison to commit suicide so she also met/kissed one last time and took Romeo's dagger and she also committed suicide (Romeo and Juliette; combat in Shakespeare's plays." Shakespeare's plays. Np August 19, 2008., Tuesday April 29, 2014< http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/violenceinshakespeare.html >Crystal, David and Ben "Shakespeare Home | | William Shakespeare." Shakespeare's| William Shakespeare Np, May 2008, Tuesday April 29, 2014< http://www.shakespeareswords.com/ >Denton, Jaques Snider. and Company, 1877. August 20, 2009., Tuesday April 29, 2014 < http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/hamlet/hamletpolonius.html >