In "The Highwayman," what happens to the highwayman when he learns of Bess's death?

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Micaela Myers

16 August, 08:05

In "The Highwayman," what happens to the highwayman when he learns of Bess's death?

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Patricia Mayo · Answer 1

He doesn't. He dies as well. Bess was waiting for him to come and save her, but she realized that the robber or the bad guys were going to kill him anyway. So she killed herself, and the Highwayman was killed when he arrived. He was shot while he was on his horse.