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It is obvious that his alcoholism is the cause of his failure in life. In Act IV, Jamie admits that he has bragged up his lifestyle in order for his brother to look bad. This apparently worked, since Edmund too has a problem with alcohol. Although their relationship seems good, its obviously not real...
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Edmund most vividly describes why he drinks, he uses alcohol as an escape from thought. When he describes the night he tried to kill himself, his father claims that he was morbid because he was drunk. Edmund says, "I was stone cold sober. That was the trouble...
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