to be or not to be
that is the question
that is the question
whether it is nobler in the mind to suffer
whether it is nobler in the mind to suffer
the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
or to take arms against a sea of troubles
or to take arms against a sea of troubles
and by opposing end them
and by opposing end them
to die, to sleep, no more
to die, to sleep, no more
and by a sleep to say we end
and by a sleep to say we end
the heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
the heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
that flesh is heir to
that flesh is heir to
tis a consummation
tis a consummation
devoutly to be wished
devoutly to be wished
to die, to sleep, to sleep
to die, to sleep, to sleep
perchance to dream
perchance to dream
aye, there's the rub
aye, there's the rub
for in that sleep of death what dreams may come
for in that sleep of death what dreams may come
when we have shuffled off this mortal coil
when we have shuffled off this mortal coil
must give us pause
must give us pause
there's the respect
there's the respect
that makes calamity of so long life
that makes calamity of so long life
for who would bear the whips and scorns of time
for who would bear the whips and scorns of time
the oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely
the oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely
the pangs of despised love, the law's delay
the pangs of despised love, the law's delay
the insolence of office
the insolence of office
and the spurns that patient merit of unworthy takes
and the spurns that patient merit of unworthy takes
when he himself might his quietus make
when he himself might his quietus make
with a bare bodkin
with a bare bodkin
who would fardels bear
who would fardels bear
to grunt and sweat under a weary life
to grunt and sweat under a weary life
but that the dread of something after death
but that the dread of something after death
the undiscovered country from whose bourn
the undiscovered country from whose bourn
no traveler returns
no traveler returns
puzzles the will
puzzles the will
and makes us rather bear those ills we have
and makes us rather bear those ills we have
than fly to others that we know not of
than fly to others that we know not of
thus conscience does make cowards of us all
thus conscience does make cowards of us all
and thus the native hue of resolution
and thus the native hue of resolution
is sicklied over with the pale cast of thought
is sicklied over with the pale cast of thought
and enterprises of great pith and moment
and enterprises of great pith and moment
with this regard their currents turn awry
with this regard their currents turn awry
and lose the name of action