Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

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What is the subject of Hamlet's second soliloquy, the famous "To be or not to be" speech?

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Posted by philomene on May 26, 2010 at 4:31 AM and tagged with hamlet, literature

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The subject could actually be a variety of things as Hamlet addresses many different ideas during the soliloquy.  The beginning question is basically centered around the idea of whether or not...

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Posted by kapokkid on May 26, 2010 at 10:02 PM

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