To Be or Not to Be
Hamlet''s "To be or not to be" soliloquy is quoted more often than any other passage in Shakespeare. It is arguably the most famous speech in the Western world - though few of us can remember much about it. This book carefully unpacks the individual words, phrases and sentences of Hamlet''s soliloquy in order to reveal how and why it has achieved its remarkable hold on our culture. Hamlet''s spee...
Hamlet''s "To be or not to be" soliloquy is quoted more often than any other passage in Shakespeare. It is arguably the most famous speech in the Western world - though few of us can remember much about it. This book carefully unpacks the individual words, phrases and sentences of Hamlet''s soliloquy in order to reveal how and why it has achieved its remarkable hold on our culture. Hamlet''s spee...
