Collapsed Mid-Speech: Difference between revisions

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For whatever reason, victims of poison always seem to have some big speech to give while the poison kicks in. The poor sucker will stumble around, lose his train of thought, start sweating heavily, sway a ~~little--maybe~~ take a few slugs from the (poisoned!) water bottle. The crowd, without fail, will suddenly become blurry and indistinct.

For whatever reason, victims of poison always seem to have some big speech to give while the poison kicks in. The poor sucker will stumble around, lose his train of thought, start sweating heavily, sway a little—maybe take a few slugs from the (poisoned!) water bottle. The crowd, without fail, will suddenly become blurry and indistinct.

A common variant has the victim simply having a heart attack, fainting, or falling ill without poison.

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== Theater ==

* In ''[[Inherit the Wind]]'', Matthew Harrison Brady is giving his closing speech, which his old and weary voice tries and fails to make sound passionate. After the microphone is taken away from him, he desperately tries to continue, but suddenly falls silent and collapses. As he is carried out of the courtroom in a semi-conscious state, he strangely starts speaking on being inaugurated as President. He dies offstage soon after.

** It's not all that ~~strange -- Brady~~ is [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|based on William Jennings Bryan]], who made three unsuccessful runs for the Presidency.

** It's not all that strange—Brady is [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|based on William Jennings Bryan]], who made three unsuccessful runs for the Presidency.

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