hamlet:tobe,ornottobe-thatisthequestion:
whethertisnoblerinthemindtosuffer
theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune
ortotakearmsagainstaseaoftroubles,
Andbyopposingendthem。todie-tosleep-
Nomore;andbyasleeptosayweend
theheartache,andthethousandnaturalshocks
thatfleshisheirto。tisaconsummation
devoutlytobewishd。todie-tosleep。
tosleep-perchancetodream:ay,therestherub!
Forinthatsleepofdeathwhatdreamsmaye
whenwehaveshuffledoffthismortalcoil,
mustgiveuspause。therestherespect
thatmakescalamityofsolonglife。
Forwhowouldbearthewhipsandscornsoftime,
thoppressorswrong,theproudmanscontumely,
thepangsofdespisdlove,thelawsdelay,
theinsolenceofoffice,andthespurns
thatpatientmeritofthunworthytakes,
whenhehimselfmighthisquietusmake
withabarebodkin?whowouldthesefardelsbear,
togruntandsweatunderawearylife,
butthatthedreadofsomethingafterdeath-
theundiscoverdcountry,fromwhosebourn
Notravellerreturns-puzzlesthewill,
Andmakesusratherbearthoseillswehave
thanflytoothersthatweknownotof?
thusconsciencedoesmakecowardsofusall,
Andthusthenativehueofresolution
Issickliedoerwiththepalecastofthought,
Andenterprisesofgreatpithandmoment
withthisregardtheircurrentsturnawry
Andlosethenameofaction。