Last words




For other uses, see Last words (disambiguation).

Last words or final words are a person's final articulated words, stated prior to death or as death approaches. Last words may not necessarily be written down or accurately recorded, and they may not be quoted accurately for a variety of reasons.




Contents






  • 1 Famous last words


  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 Further reading


  • 5 External links





Famous last words


See also: List of last words

Famous last words include both the literal utterings; such as the sayings of Jesus on the cross,[1][2] from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar "Et tu, Brute?",[3] and the ironical sense of words said before a disaster, such as:



  • "They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance!" General John Sedgwick at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House immediately before being killed by enemy fire.[4]

  • "Let all brave Prussians follow me!" Field Marshal Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin at the Battle of Prague, immediately before getting hit in the head by a cannonball.[5]

  • "Don't worry about it ... look, the clip is not even in it." Terry Kath of the band Chicago, just before putting a pistol to his temple and pulling the trigger.[6]



See also



  • Death poem


  • Final statement, or gallows speech, often afforded to a prisoner about to be executed

  • Gallows humor

  • Last meal

  • List of last words



References





  1. ^ Holcomb, Justin (21 March 2013). "Jesus' Last Words from the Cross by Justin Holcomb". Christianity.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Fairchild, Mary (6 December 2018). "7 Last Words of Jesus". ThoughtCo. Dotdash. Retrieved 25 January 2019.


  3. ^ "Et tu, Brute?". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 25 January 2019.


  4. ^ Foote, Shelby (1974). The Civil War: A Narrative. 3: Red River to Appomattox. New York: Random House. p. 203. ISBN 0-394-74913-8.


  5. ^ Percy, Sholto; Percy, Reuben (1856). The Percy Anecdotes. 5. New York City, NY: Harper & Brothers. p. 88.


  6. ^ Reiff, Corbin (May 11, 2013). "Forgotten Heroes: Terry Kath". Premier Guitar. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2014.




Further reading



  • Read, Michael (January 16, 2019). "What People Actually Say Before They Die. Insights into the little-studied realm of last words". The Atlantic.


External links












  • "20 Badass Famous Last Words". Pop Crunch.

  • Lastword.at








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