1 Clo. Argal, he that is not guilty of his own death shortens not his own life.

1 Clo. Argal, he that is not guilty of his own death shortens not his own life.
2 Clo. But is this law?
1 Clo. Ay, marry, is 't; crowner's quest law.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Hamlet
-- Act v, Sc. 1

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