FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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If music be the food of love, play on.
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What’s in a name? That which we call a rose would smell as sweet.
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To thine own self be true.
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To be or not to be, that is the question.
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Detailed explanation-1: -This above all, -to thine own self be true; And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. This famous bit of fatherly advice is spoken by Polonius to Laertes shortly before Laertes leaves for France, in Act I, scene iii (59–80).
Detailed explanation-2: -Be yourself; be true to yourself; do not engage in self-deception.
Detailed explanation-3: -As Laertes prepares to leave, what are Polonius’ parting words? If music be the food of love, play on.
Detailed explanation-4: -Today, the expression ‘’to thine own self be true” means that a person should be honest with oneself and do the right thing. It’s generally used to describe authenticity and honesty as the essential attributes to being successful.
Detailed explanation-5: -Polonius advises his son to think well before speaking and taking actions. Asks his son to be friendly but never to cross limits. He tells him to make friends but warns him about false friends. He asks him not to enter into a quarrel if he can not avoid it then make the opponent aware of his strength.