ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the MOST popular quote we know about from Hamlet?
A
“To be or not to be ____ that is the question”
B
“Live with or wihout you”
C
“Cruel to be kind in the right measure”
D
“No scrubs”
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first line and the most famous of the soliloquy raises the overarching question of the speech: “To be, or not to be, ” that is, “To live, or to die.” Interestingly, Hamlet poses this as a question for all of humanity rather than for only himself.

Detailed explanation-2: -This quote from the play 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 idea of whether is it better to live or to die.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Brevity is the soul of wit.” “There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” “Alas, poor Yorick, I knew him Horatio.”

Detailed explanation-4: -’To be or not to be, that is the question’ is the most famous soliloquy in the works of Shakespeare – quite possibly the most famous soliloquy in literature. Read Hamlet’s famous soliloquy below with a modern translation and full explanation of the meaning of ‘To be or not to be’.

Detailed explanation-5: -"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.

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