To Be or Not to Be

by Douglas Bruster

Book Overview

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 speech asks us to ask some of the most serious questions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826489982
• ISBN13: 9780826489982
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.8"