... as a "pleasant dreams" the very same way in which Thomas's poem refers to it as a "good night." In Shakespeare's soliloquy, Hamlet states "to die, to sleep - to sleep, perchance to dream...for in that sleep what dreams may come." Hamlet struggles as he tries to decide whether to suffer the "slings and arrows" which life throws at you or to "end ... shocks that flesh is heir to" therefore making death a savior from pain and struggles. All three writings make death seem like something pleasant by linking them to dreams and good nights. One other similarity shared by all three poems is tha...

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... up. I never thought my own brother would ever get a deadly disease. It shocked me so bad, because it happened to my brother. Times started getting rough because of the many nights at the hospital. It was hard for me to go to school because I wanted to be at the hospital with him. I had to stay with my aunts and attend school ... gone. People say it gets easier as time goes by but it doesn't. I thought I was dreaming and when I woke up he would be right there beside me. But it wasn't a dream, it really happened. I thought nothing that bad could ever happen to me, but it did. I asked myse...

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... his life. Neil figured out what he really wanted to do with his life and he realized it was acting. He tried out for the lead role of "Amid a Summers Nights Dream" and got the part. His father told him to drop the play because it wasn"t in his plans for his son. But, Neil did it anyways and ended up being ... ...

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