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One of these creatures hears Perry Lomas ask, “What’s a little death among friends?” before he kills himself in a play about the World War I soldier John Cavan. In another play by the same author, one of these creatures saws a ladder in half and rubs stairs with axle grease. That one of these creatures, who appears after hearing “Always” by Irving Berlin, rigs a car that kills the protagonist’s wife Ruth. In a different play, the sentries Marcellus and Bernardo are the first to see one of these creatures. (-5[1])Charles Condomine sees one of these creatures named Elvira (10[2])after she is summoned (-5[1])by Madame Arcati in a (-5[1])play that draws its title from “To a Skylark.” In the title of a Noël (10[1])Coward play, one of these beings is “Blithe.” For 10 points, Hamlet sees his father (10[1])return (10[1])after death (10[1])as (10[1])what sort of being? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: spirits [or ghosts; accept Blithe Spirit] (The first line is from Post-Mortem by Noël Coward.)
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