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By William Shakespeare. (from Hamlet, spoken by Hamlet) To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles. And by opposing end them. To die—to sleep, No more; and by a sleep to say we end.
- Sonnet 18
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- Poems of Anxiety and Uncertainty
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- William Shakespeare
For example, when Hamlet contemplates suicide, he muses, “To...
- Sonnet 18
Some of Shakespeare’s best and most recognisable lines are found in his monologues, and his play Hamlet is no exception to this rule. Below we list the most well-known monologues from Hamlet, along with the speaker, act and scene in the order they appear in the play.
1616. To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say we end. The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks.
In the ‘To be or not be to’ soliloquy Shakespeare has his Hamlet character speak theses famous lines. Hamlet is wondering whether he should continue to be, meaning to exist or remain alive, or to not exist – in other words, commit suicide.
‘To be, or not to be’ is the opening line of a monologue spoken by the character Hamlet in Act III, scene 1, of William Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy Hamlet (c. 1599–1601).
Shakespeare’s soliloquy ‘To be, or not to be’ reflects his skill in capturing human struggles and deep emotions, bringing readers into Hamlet's conflict between life and death. This well-known monologue stands as one of Shakespeare’s most famous and studied passages, drawing attention to his talent for expressing complex thoughts in a ...
The monologues are organized by play, then categorized by comedy, history and tragedy. You can browse and/or search. Each monologue entry includes the character's name, the first line of the speech, whether it is verse or prose, and shows the act, scene & line number.
