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She should have died hereafter- there would have been time for such a thing.
— William Shakespeare · Macbeth
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An editorial interpretation.
The speaker responds to a death by imagining another time for it. The brief statement can suggest a wish for room to face the loss, while also making death sound inevitable. Its restrained wording leaves the feeling unresolved rather than giving grief a direct expression.
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