William Shakespeare (1564-1616), that master psychologist, though it might be fashionable to attack him, remains as fascinating as always. ‘To be or not to be’ , the long soliloquy by Prince Hamlet, the hero of Shakespeare’s tragic play ‘Hamlet’, gives voice to the eternal human dilemma: Should you act or stay still? Should you speak or remain silent? Should you fight or surrender? Should you bear the pain or try to wipe it out? Should you live and suffer or end suffering by death? Should you live or die? Whatever you do, there will be consequences, both good and bad. Is there a way out of this endless cycle? Not an easy question to answer; never! But light comes to those who believe in the light.
To Be or Not To Be
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?
From ‘Hamlet (Act 3 Scene 1)’ by William Shakespeare
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