ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Identify the speaker of “To be or not to be ____ that is the question ____ “
A
Ophelia
B
Claudius
C
Hamlet
D
Gertrude
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"To be, or not to be” is the opening phrase of a speech given by Prince Hamlet in the so-called “nunnery scene” of William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1. In the speech, Hamlet contemplates death and suicide, weighing the pain and unfairness of life against the alternative, which might be worse.

Detailed explanation-2: -“To be or not to be-that is the question” is the first line of arguably the most famous speech in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. In this soliloquy from Act 3, Scene 1, Hamlet contemplates death and what comes after it.

Detailed explanation-3: -While William Shakespeare’s reputation is based primarily on his plays, he became famous first as a poet.

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