The original words are: to be, or not to be-that is the question.

Meaning: To be or not to be is a question.

This is a famous sentence in Shakespeare's Hamlet. The original sentence is:

to be, or not to be-that is the question.

Whether 'tis nobler in the mindd to suffer 。

The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune 。

Or to take arms against a sea of troubles。

And by opposing end them. To die - to sleep。

No more; and by a sleep to say we end。

The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks。

That flesh is heir to. 'Tis a consummation。 ?

Devoutly to be wish'd. To die - to sleep。

Interpretation: To be or not to be is a question.

is it more noble to suffer ideologically?

ferocious arrow of fate.

or take up arms against the sea of disputes.

end them by objecting.

not anymore.

go to sleep and say it's over.

heartache, thousands of natural shocks.

that body is his heir, which is a kind of perfection.

be blessed devoutly.

Creation background:

At the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, Britain was in the transitional period from feudal system to capitalist system, which was a great turning point in the historical process of Britain.

During the prosperous period of Elizabeth's rule, the bourgeoisie supported the kingship, and the kingship just used the bourgeoisie. The two sides were not antagonistic, but also formed a temporary alliance. Due to the relatively stable political situation, social productive forces have developed rapidly. Although the development of this new capitalist relations of production accelerated the collapse of feudal society, it still relied on the cruel exploitation of farmers.

after James I succeeded to the throne, autocratic centralization was further promoted, and the resistance of the bourgeoisie and the working people was severely suppressed. Social contradictions further intensified, which fundamentally shook the feudal order and prepared conditions for the British bourgeois revolution in the 17th century. Shakespeare's creation is a profound reflection of the art of this era.

Hamlet reflects the social reality of Britain in the late 16th and early 17th centuries through the history of Denmark in the 8th century. Britain at that time, as mentioned above, was an "era of upside-down chaos", and Hamlet was "the epitome of this era". The struggle between Hamlet and Claudius in the play symbolizes the struggle between emerging bourgeois humanists and representatives of reactionary feudal kingship.

Through this struggle, the work reflects the contradiction between the humanistic ideal and the dark feudal reality in Britain, exposes the desperate struggle for power between the British feudal aristocratic landlord class and the emerging bourgeoisie, and criticizes the criminal acts of the royal power and the feudal evil forces. ?

The Renaissance brought Europe into an era of "human" awakening, and people's faith in God began to waver. It was a fashion of the times to "do whatever you want" under the banner of "personality liberation". On the one hand, it is the great liberation of thought, which has promoted the great development of social civilization; On the other hand, especially in the late Renaissance, it was followed by the proliferation of selfish desires and social chaos.

In the face of such a passionate and chaotic era, Shakespeare, who is middle-aged, no longer indulges in the optimism and romance brought by humanistic ideals as in his early days, but shows deep thinking about the hidden dangers behind ideals and progress. Hamlet is just an aesthetic photo of his chaotic society full of hidden dangers.

what are the above references? Baidu Encyclopedia-Hamlet