According to Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” soliloquy, why do we ultimately choose life (“to be”) over taking our own lives (“not to be”)? How is this outlook different from Hamlet’s point of view on suicide earlier in the play? Support your answers with e

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Hamlet

According to Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” soliloquy, why do we ultimately choose life (“to be”) over taking our own lives (“not to be”)? How is this outlook different from Hamlet’s point of view on suicide earlier in the play? Support your answers with e

His soliloquy is in Act three I'm not exactly sure here but I know its in there.

Asked by Rebecca w #998566 on 4/2/2020 11:28 AM

Last updated by Aslan on 6/28/2020 7:26 PM

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Answered by Aslan on 6/28/2020 7:26 PM

Hamlet says we choose life beacause what might come after life may be worse.

The undiscovered country from whose bourn No traveler returns, puzzles the will And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of?

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