Suicide in literature a crime of passion in "Othello". The play "Antony and Cleopatra" ends with five suicides, including the deaths of both Antony and Cleopatra. Ophelia commits suicide in "Hamlet" following the death of her father. The subject of suicide itself is controversial. While the act of suicide can be symbolic in literature, the act itself still possesses the ability to cause controversy in the real world. Kate Chopin's novel, "The Awakening", was extremely controversial when it was released in 1899. Some authors who have created characters that commit suicide have committed suicide themselves. Ernest Hemingway shot himself in 1961; Some of
Suicide in South Korea he named those whom he claimed had been involved in corruption. Performance artist U;Nee died by hanging in 2007 aged 25. "The Nation's Actress" Choi Jin-sil committed suicide in 2008, as did her ex-husband Cho Sung-min in 2013. There have also been notable cases of suicides in response to tragedies. Two days after the disaster of the ferry "Sewol" in April 2014, a high school principal who was rescued committed suicide. He had organized the trip for the students. The president of the ferry company was also later found dead in a suspected suicide. In October 2014, a government safety