And why would breaking that law lead to his death?
On a factual level don't think it does, or that the two events are necessarily connected. It's just a conclusion he's jumping to, since the prophecy about his death has been preying on his mind, and maybe already the seed of his ultimate realisation that he's lived too long. Because what his actions in WoM do show is the (moral) necessity of his death. Too much power, too long a life, and now things are starting to spin dangerously out of control. Not punishment, but necessity.
This is the thing that irks me about the whole thing re. WoM - it has HUGE religious connotations.
WoM does have religious connotations, you're absolutely right about that. I don't know if you've ever watched The Second Coming (and if you haven't, I should warn that it's probably a bit offensive if you're religious), but it's basically the same story. There Judith convinces the son of God to kill himself so that humanity can be free and responsible for its own fate, and in WoM Adelaide does the same, standing up for human freedom, only in keeping with the whole mortality theme she kills herself to make that point, leaving Ten to complete his journey and realise the necessity of his death. WoM is the deconstruction of the Doctor as God theme.
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On a factual level don't think it does, or that the two events are necessarily connected. It's just a conclusion he's jumping to, since the prophecy about his death has been preying on his mind, and maybe already the seed of his ultimate realisation that he's lived too long. Because what his actions in WoM do show is the (moral) necessity of his death. Too much power, too long a life, and now things are starting to spin dangerously out of control. Not punishment, but necessity.
This is the thing that irks me about the whole thing re. WoM - it has HUGE religious connotations.
WoM does have religious connotations, you're absolutely right about that. I don't know if you've ever watched The Second Coming (and if you haven't, I should warn that it's probably a bit offensive if you're religious), but it's basically the same story. There Judith convinces the son of God to kill himself so that humanity can be free and responsible for its own fate, and in WoM Adelaide does the same, standing up for human freedom, only in keeping with the whole mortality theme she kills herself to make that point, leaving Ten to complete his journey and realise the necessity of his death. WoM is the deconstruction of the Doctor as God theme.