The iconic philosophical soliloquy beginning 'To be, or not to be, that is the question' appears in which Shakespearean tragedy?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Hamlet
- Step 1: Prince Hamlet speaks this contemplative soliloquy in Act III, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. Step 2. He meditates upon mortality, the burdens of existence, and the mystery of the afterlife. Answer: Hamlet. Why not the others: Macbeth's famous soliloquy begins 'Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow'; King Lear features the storm scene; Othello speaks 'It is the cause'.
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