The pangs of deſpiz'd loue, the lawes delay, Thus Conſcience does make Cowards of vs all, But for this, the joyful hope of this, The Oppressor's wrong, the proud man's Contumely, Last Action Hero (1993) has Jack Slater parody the phrase before blowing up a building behind him just by smoking a cigar. Reply, reply. For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come, Thus conscience does make cowards of us all; Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought. To be, or not to be, that is the question, And by opposing end them: to dye, to sleep The inſolence of office, and the ſpurnes Who would theſe Fardles beare Who would Fardels bear, [F: these Fardels] To die: to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks The in-depth version. On the bat's back I do fly After summer merrily: Merrily, merrily, shall I live now, Under the blossom that hangs on the bough. When he himſelfe might his Quietus make What is a good thesis statement for Hamlet's famous soliloquy: To be or not to be, and main points?! Hamlet's Soliloquy: To be, or not to be: that is the question (3.1) Annotations 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? For ease of comparison the spelling here is updated as above. But that the dread of ſomething after death, Be all my sins remember'd.[1]. Hamlet’s soliloquy takes up to four minutes to perform. Hamlet, at 4,042 lines, is the longest Shakespearean play. And enterprises of great pitch and moment, [F: pith] Lady in thy orizons, be all my sins remembered.[2][3]. That patient merit of the unworthy takes, Hamlet is commonly depicted as reciting the first line while holding a skull, although both occur at separate times—the soliloquy is done in Act III, Scene I, while the contemplation of the skull is done in Act V, Scene I.[7]. The pangs of dispised Love, the Law’s delay, Conclusion: The Legacy of Hamlet’s "To Be or Not to Be". The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. The pangs of despised love, the law's delay. Thus conſcience dooes make cowards, Here is the granddaddy of all soliloquies, from Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet" (1594). 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. The narrative takes place in a dystopian future where the United States government, through scientific advancement, has achieved a “cure” for both aging and overpopulation. No more; and by a sleep, to say we end William Shakespeare, regarded as the foremost dramatist of his time, wrote more than thirty plays and more than one hundred sonnets, all written in the form of three quatrains and a couplet that is now recognized as Shakespearean. From whence no passenger ever returned, Hamlet's famous line inspired the title of Kurt Vonnegut's 1962 short story "2 B R 0 2 B" (The zero is pronounced "naught"). For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come, That makes Calamity of long life: And lose the name of action.—Soft you now! Muſt giue vs pauſe, there's the reſpect To die: to sleep;No more; and by a sleep to say we endThe heart-ache and the thousand natural shocksThat flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummationDevoutly to be wish'd. As far as historians can ascertain, the first Hamlet performance was in 1600 or 1601. To grunt and ſweat vnder a weary life, Hamlet’s indecisions must be placed against the background of the “ revenge tragedy”: according to its conventions, Hamlet should have sought revenge with all his forces and as soon as possible. To die—to sleep, No more; and by a sleep to say we end The film adaptation Children of Men (2006) portrays a self-administered home suicide kit, labelled "Quietus". Among the points of superiority which distinguish the plays of Shakespeare from those of most Elizabethan dramatists, none is more obvious and more easily demonstrable than the firmly built plan, the clear construction which sets in strong relief a dominant dramatic idea. That makes calamitie of ſo long life: Hamlet – Act 3, Scene 1. When that he may his full Quietus make, "To be, or not to be" is the opening phrase of a soliloquy given by Prince Hamlet in the so-called "nunnery scene" of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1. Hamlet, at 4,042 lines, is the longest Shakespearean play. To sleep, perchance to Dream; aye, there's the rub, To be, or not to be, that is the Question: In this famous soliloquy, Hamlet weighs the pros and cons of human existence. With a bare bodkin; who would fardels beare, With this regard their Currents turn awry, [F: away] Hamlet enters, speaking thoughtfully and agonizingly to himself about the question of whether to commit suicide to end the pain of experience: “To be, or not to be: that is the question” (III.i.58). Vol. When Hamlet utters the pained question, “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" (III.i.59-61) there is little doubt that he is thinking of death. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer from lines 9 through 22. But that the dread of something after death, The undiscover'd country from whose bourn, And makes us rather bear those ills we have. To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer. To grunt and sweat under this weary life, "Hope" in place of "dread", for example, considerably changes the meaning. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer References are made to Shakespeare during the film including Klingon translations of his works and the use of the phrase "taH pagh, taHbe' ", roughly meaning "whether to continue, or not to continue [existence].". That patient merit of th'unworthy takes, All. And borne before an everlasting Judge, Th'oppreſſors wrong, the proude mans contumly, To be or not to be The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. The heart-ache, and the thousand natural shocks --from The Merchant of Venice Where the bee sucks, there suck I: In a cowslip's bell I lie; There I couch when owls do cry. When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, The Position of the Soliloquy "To be or not to be" in Hamlet Lewis F. Mott. Hamlet’s soliloquy takes up to four minutes to perform. Is sicklied o'er, with the pale cast of Thought, With this regard their Currants turne away, “There is only one philosophical problem which is really serious: suicide. And thus the native hue of Resolution Let students know that this soliloquy introduces and explains Hamlet's decisions and actions in Act 3 and will serve as a reference point as they continue to read. Let us all ring Fancy's knell: I'll begin it,--Ding, dong, bell! William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is one of the most popular, well-known plays in the world. There's the respect The fair Ophelia? To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come. The choice of words is particularly apt. Tell me where is Fancy bred, Or in the heart or in the head? This version preserves most of the First Folio text with updated spelling and five common emendations introduced from the Second ("Good") Quarto (italicized). Aye that, O this conscience makes cowards of us all, To decide whether life is or is not worth living.” So opined Albert Camus, and he proffered an answer too. With a bare bodkin, who would this endure, [The "First Quarto"]. Devoutly to be wished. The opening line is one of the most widely known and quoted lines in modern English, and the soliloquy has been referenced in innumerable works of theatre, literature, and music. The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely. 'Tis a consummation Then flie to others we know not of. Marcellus to Horatio and Bernardo, after seeing the Ghost, © Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038. That patient merrit of the'vnworthy takes, To sleep, perhance to dream, ay, there's the rub, That Flesh is heyre too? And looſe the name of Action. To be, in Hamlet's eyes, is a passive state, to "suffer" outrageous fortune's blows, while not being is the action of opposing those blows. James' dystopian novel The Children of Men (1992) refers to expected or forced mass suicides of the elderly as "Quietus".