Emily Dickinson's Painted Picture of Death

In Emily Dickinson's poem “Because I could not stop for Death,” the narrator is interpretively courted by a personified form of death, and passes through the maturing stages of life to her final resting place, eternity.   Using simple text, Dickinson masters the art of vividly painting a picture of death with her poem, carrying the reader along with her on her journey to life's great end.   The form in which she paints death himself is particularly interesting, as she personifies him as a courteous gentleman, though gives the reader just enough doubt to view him as deceitful.
Using words such as “kindly,” “civility,” and “slowly,” Dickinson begins her image of death by assigning him characteristics similar to those of a gentleman.   Beginning with the very first line in the first stanza, Death is distinguished as the name of this gentlemen, when Dickinson capitalizes it's first letter.   “Because I could not stop for Death He kindly stopped for me”   (1-2).   It could be inferred from this that Dickinson could even consider him as a noble man.   “We slowly drove” (5), she says, “He knew no haste”   (5).   This could be a sign of his consideration for her, or even a sign of his tactfulness, furthering his gentlemen-like qualities and making him suspicious of courting her.
Accompanying them in the carriage (which could possibly be a hearse) is Immortality, also distinguished by beginning with a capital letter.   The question can now be raised, can immortality only be reached after experiencing death and reaching eternity? It can equally be argued, however, that Dickinson is symbolizing that our sense of immortality dies along with us.   If Death in the poem is indeed courting her, is Immortality actually a chaperon on their journey?   If Death in it's personified form is being deceitful through his civility, is Immortality rather an accomplice to his deceit?
The story of their carriage ride truly begins in the third stanza, as Death takes the narrator past a school and...