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This 5 page paper is a close examination of Hamlet's most famous speech. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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a line-by-line examination of the speech in order to determine its meaning. The speech itself is on the last page of this paper. Discussion The speech occurs in Act III,
Sc. i, nearly half-way through the play. It follows a short scene in which the King and Queen, along with Ophelia, Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern discuss Hamlets apparent madness. Rosencrantz
reports that a troupe of players has come to the castle and that Hamlet seems delighted that they are there; Hamlet is already looking forward to the play that evening.
Of course he is-thats when he plans to surprise the King into admitting his guilt. Claudius shoos Rosencrantz and Guildenstern out, along with Gertrude, leaving Ophelia, Polonius and himself to
overhear Hamlet. Polonius instructs Ophelia to "walk you here" while he and the King hide to hear what Hamlet says to her. They are, after all, of the opinion that
Hamlet has been driven mad by his love for the girl. This is their chance to see whats behind Hamlets "antic disposition." We might expect that Hamlet would talk about
the players, or his plans to write a few lines and insert them into the play, but he does not. Instead he launches into a monologue on death and suicide,
which are clear indications of the depth of his uneasiness with the entire situation. "To be or not to be" can be construed to mean "to exist or not to
exist," and when he adds "that is the question" we know that he is considering ending his life. But he isnt certain if he should do this or not, and
the reason for his doubt is revealed in the next lines: "Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, / Or to
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