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QuoteMemorizeAges 12–13 · The Hero's Journey
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.
Hamlet (William Shakespeare), 1601
Hamlet, Act III, Scene i

Hamlet alone, contemplating suicide and the meaning of action. The most famous soliloquy in English literature. Memorize at least the opening fifteen lines.

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