“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?”
Questions:
A.Who is the writer of this work? What’s the title of the work?
B.What does the phrase “to take arms against a sea of troubles ” mean?
C.How do you understand the quotation “To be, or not to be—that is the question”?
A.Shakespeara and Hamlet;
B. to take up arms, against troubles that sweep upon us like a sea.
C.Whether to, live on in this world or to die is a question. It reflects Hamlet's dilemma and has become the etemal questioning of human action.
