Which of the following lines from Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” soliloquy express his questions about what one experiences after death? Select all that apply.“For in that sleep of death what dreams may come”“The undiscovered country, from whose bourn / No traveller returns, puzzles the will”“'tis a consummation / Devoutly to be wished. To die,—to sleep”“And makes us rather bear those ills we have / Than fly to others that we know not of?”
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Which of the following lines from Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” soliloquy express his questions about what one experiences after death? Select all that apply.“For in that sleep of death what dreams may come”“The undiscovered country, from whose bourn / No traveller returns, puzzles the will”“'tis a consummation / Devoutly to be wished. To die,—to sleep”“And makes us rather bear those ills we have / Than fly to others that we know not of?”
Solution
The lines from Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” soliloquy that express his questions about what one experiences after death are:
- “For in that sleep of death what dreams may come”
- “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?”
The first line questions what kind of dreams (or experiences) one might have after death. The second line refers to death as an "undiscovered country" from which no one returns, expressing uncertainty about what lies beyond. The third line suggests that the fear of the unknown (in this case, what happens after death) can make us endure our current sufferings rather than risk unknown ones.
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