What is the famous quote from Hamlet to be or not to be?
There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so. O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I! To be, or not to be, that is the question.
What is the most famous line from Hamlet?
to be or not to be
The quote "to be or not to be" from Hamlet's soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 1 is perhaps the most famous quote from "Hamlet." This soliloquy explores Hamlet's frustration at his inability to act in avenging his father's death, as well as his feelings on the pointlessness of life.
What is the meaning of Hamlet's famous line to be or not to be?
to live or to die
In the opening lines of the soliloquy, Hamlet asks whether it is better to 'be or not to be', meaning to live or to die. On its face, this might sound like a simple question: most people would say that it is better, or 'nobler in the mind' to live.