Hamlet's Soliloquy: To be, or not to be

I read this one day a long while ago and haven't uploaded it until now.

Hamlet's Soliloquy:
To be, or not to be Act 3.1

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 heartache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to--'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. 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. There's the respect
That makes calamity of so long life,
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
Th'oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely,
The pangs of disprized love, the law's delay,
The insolence of office, and the spurns
That patient merit of th'unworthy takes,
When he himself might his quietus make
With a bare bodkin? who would these fardels bear,
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death,
The undiscovered country from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will,
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all,
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pith and moment
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action. Soft you, now,
The fair Ophelia!--Nymph, in thy orisons
Be all my sins remembered.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_be_or_not_to_be

Here is the definition soliloquy:
It is the act of talking to one's self /or a dramatic monologue that gives the illusion of a series of unspoken reflections.

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[bulbheadmyass]

Nice reading, and thanks so much for the words. Brings back memories, I had this memorized many years ago.

[Rhonda9]

bulbheadmyass, It's a good exercise. Time flies doesn't it?

[smtlsteph777]

Not much emotion was put into this, but I appreciate you posting it to begin with. It has really aided me in the memorization of this piece. Thank you.

[Rhonda9]

smtlsteph777, I was crying when I was reading it. YW

[Largo64]

Here I stand, brandishing my bare bodkin and bearing my fardels as best I can! Uh oh! I have to go. I need to pith any moment now!

Sorry, a case of the sillies comes over me and I can't help myself!

[Rhonda9]

Largo64, That case of the sillies is what I always enjoy about you.

[montclairdt]

I suggest that you delete this and record another... Surely you understand that this... wounds the quality of what is otherwise a superb piece of artistry.

Best of luck.

[dubiousgansta]

This has got to be the best reading of Hamlet I have EVER heard!!

Those other negative comments obviously are born of a very small and boring mind, I'd like to hear their rendition?

Endless Hamlet stars!!

[Carrielvr93]

Thanks I need to memorixe this for Honors English 10! This is gonna help me! GOD LOVE YOU haha

[RCthebucsfan]

i have to memorise this

[Normanczek]

bigger the better :) meetyourfling(.Com)

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