To be, or not to be
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
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause.
noble (adjective): with high moral; good
sling (noun): a strap for throwing weapons, such as stones
arrow (noun): a sharp weapon, shot from a bow
take arms (verb): to gather weapons
shock (noun): a violent blow
heir (noun): a person who inherits something
consummation (noun): the finalization of something
devoutly (adverb): with commitment
perchance (adverb): possibly
mortal coil (noun): the problems or suffering of daily life
give one pause (verb): make one stop and think
sling (noun): a strap for throwing weapons, such as stones
arrow (noun): a sharp weapon, shot from a bow
take arms (verb): to gather weapons
shock (noun): a violent blow
heir (noun): a person who inherits something
consummation (noun): the finalization of something
devoutly (adverb): with commitment
perchance (adverb): possibly
mortal coil (noun): the problems or suffering of daily life
give one pause (verb): make one stop and think