Comprehension Passage
"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? To die: to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to; 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
To sleep, perchance to dream – ay, there's the rub,
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,"
(Act III, Scene 1, lines 56-67)
What is the meaning behind Hamlet's famous soliloquy in Act III, Scene 1?
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It is a contemplation of life's meaning and purpose.
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It is a consideration of the afterlife and what it may hold.
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It is a reflection on the nature of existence and the human condition.
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It is a questioning of the morality of suicide.
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