"To be or not to be" What's the actual meaning of this word?
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Answer:
change the following sentence into negative sentences.
1) he brought a new book.
"To be, or not to be, that is the question"
Before I start, I'd like to share an excerpt from Wikipedia-
"To be, or not to be" is the opening phrase of a soliloquy given by Prince Hamlet in the so-called "nunnery scene" of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1.
The opening line is one of the most widely known and quoted lines in modern English, and the soliloquy has been referenced in innumerable works of theatre, literature, and music."
Now coming to your question,
(PS- This is only my personal opinion, and I'd like to add that I can't guarantee you if it's correct or not)
In these lines, Prince Hamlet thinks about life, death and suicide.
I won't ramble on explaining the backstory too much, but basically Hamlet is in a dilemma and he wonders whether it might be preferable to commit suicide to end one's sufferings or not. He initially thinks that death would indeed be a sweet relief. And then again, he argues that nobody is certain what will happen 'after' death. What I mean is that, what if the 'afterlife' (if there is an 'afterlife') is worse?
In this sense, humans are so fearful of what comes after death and the possibility that it might be more miserable than life that they (including Hamlet) are rendered immobile.
What's interesting is that Hamlet poses this question for all of humanity, rather than just for himself.
So is death really an answer to all your questions?? No one knows!
Death is one of the most baffling yet intriguing mysteries of life, don't you think? ;)
To summarise- (Reference: Wikipedia)
In the speech, Hamlet contemplates death and suicide, bemoaning the pain and unfairness of life but acknowledging that the alternative might be worse
Hasta la vista!