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It shows that the image of Kelly standing tall and defiant, saying ‘Such is life’ as the rope was placed around his neck, is nothing but a highly romanticised myth. In fact, Kelly came to an ignominious, mumbling end on the scaffold, a far cry from popular legend.
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The phrase "such is life", Kelly's probably apocryphal final words, has become an oft-quoted part of the legend. "As game as Ned Kelly" is an expression for bravery, [222] and the term "Ned Kelly beard" is used to describe a trend in "hipster" fashion. [223] The rural districts of north-eastern Victoria are collectively known as "Kelly Country ...
Abstract: It has long been widely, even admiringly, held that Ned Kelly’s last words before execution were “Such is life”. This is a key part of a prevalent Kelly mythology that has been subject to little serious critique. Yet the attribution of the phrase ‘Such is life’ to Kelly is pure fiction.
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Oct 3, 2014 · Many believe that the last utterance by Ned Kelly just before his hanging were three simple word, ‘Such is life’. Whether uttered with weary resignation or an acceptance of misfortune, the notion that the quote is attributed to Ned Kelly survives today (even inspiring one or two tattoos!)
Oct 21, 2024 · Such is life. Kelly's last words, recorded by two journalists present at his execution. According to two of the other four journalists at the gallows, Kelly's final words were, "Ah well, I suppose it has to come to this", or "Ah well, it's come to this at last".
Jan 30, 2019 · Composer Luke Styles on his opera that casts the bushranger in a new light. Such is life. Those are Ned Kelly’s widely reported final words, uttered before being executed in 1880 at the age of 25 for murdering a constable. But recorded that, as the hangman sought to restrain him, the Irish-Australian bushranger actually plumped for the less ...
Oct 15, 2020 · Famously, Ned Kelly’s final words were ‘such is life.’ Other accounts, however, suggest that he said ‘Ah, well, I suppose it has come to this’, or alternatively said nothing at all.
