‘To Be Or Not To Be’ One of the most notable passages in the world is the soliloquy ‘To be or not to be’ in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The passage is, besides an important climax in the underlying plot and theme of the play, perhaps the most revealing moment of Hamlet’s inner character. It is the first moment in which Hamlet is able to meditate upon his problems, after a series of tribulations have been thrown his way. After the death of the King and the swift marriage of Gertrude and Claudius, Hamlet is confronted by the ghost of his father. The ghost tells him that his death was not natural but instead was murder. Hamlet swears revenge. Rather than seeking it instantaneously, Hamlet puts on an ‘antic disposition’ and delays in killing Claudius. Tormented by an inner struggle, Hamlet is left in a state of turmoil. The soliloquy appears immediately after Polonius and Claudius have de....

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