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Malli1 SG didn't want Beth to die as a "background" character. He wanted the audience to know her more, so the audience would be effected by her death, and understand the groups loss more come 5b. That's why the hospital arc was created. Also Beth's death has been planned since S4 but it was decided against at that time as Hershel's character would've gotten dark and depressive.
I defiently don't think Beth was suicidal, and I don't think she intended Dawn to kill her. What I beleive Beth wanted to achieve was to make Dawn look weak in front of everyone. The only time Dawn showed weakness it was infront of Beth, at the end Dawn was all imposing and authoritative again and Beth wanted to expose the 'weaker' person she showed Beth. Guess the ZA honed Dawn's lightning fast reflexes...
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