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How does Barabas die at the end of The Jew of Malta?
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Detail of a portrait thought to be of Christopher Marlowe, dated 1585, artist unknown; in the collection of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, England.
In The Jew of Malta, the protagonist Barabas meets his end by falling victim to his own machinations. After plotting the destruction of his enemies, he is ultimately betrayed and dies in the very trap he had prepared for them. While he is overcome by the concerted actions of his human adversaries, his death serves as a final consequence of his own villainous schemes.12