ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the soliloquy “To be or not to be” what alternative is introduced in lines 5-10?
A
To suffer
B
To die
C
To fight
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In “To be or not to be, ” Shakespeare uses the notion of sleep as a substitute for death when Hamlet says, “To die, to sleep."

Detailed explanation-2: -To be or not to be Hamlet is in a state of shock and grief as he has discovered that his father has been murdered by his uncle. Throughout this soliloquy, which happens at the start of Act 3 Scene 1, he thinks about whether he should face life’s hardships head on or end them by dying.

Detailed explanation-3: -That makes calamity of so long life. Than fly to others that we know not of? And lose the name of action.

Detailed explanation-4: -At the end of the soliloquy, he pulls himself out of this reflective mode by deciding that too much thinking about it is the thing that will prevent the action he has to rise to. This is not entirely a moment of possible suicide.

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