Hamlet Soliloquy

What does Hamlet compare death to in his soliloquy?

• A journey

• A dream

• A battle

• A feast

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In Hamlet's soliloquy, what does he suggest "makes calamity of so long life"?

• The fear of death

• The fear of pain

• The fear of the unknown

• The fear of suffering

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According to Hamlet, what makes "cowards of us all"?

• Fear of death

• Fear of pain

• Conscience

• Love

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What does Hamlet say "puzzles the will"?

• The fear of the unknown

• The fear of pain

• The fear of love

• The fear of failure

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What does Hamlet refer to as "the undiscover'd country"?

• Heaven

• The future

• Death

• The past

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What does Hamlet describe as "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune"?

• Life's hardships

• Love's challenges

• Death's inevitability

• Fate's unpredictability

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What does Hamlet mean by "the heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks"?

• Emotional pain and physical suffering

• Love and betrayal

• Life's unpredictability

• Death and its consequences

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What does Hamlet mean by "the dread of something after death"?

• Fear of judgment

• Fear of reincarnation

• Fear of nothingness

• Fear of eternal suffering

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In Hamlet's soliloquy, what does he mean by "the oppressor's wrong"?

• A) The injustice of tyrants

• B) The pain of unrequited love

• C) The burden of guilt

• D) The fear of death

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What literary device is predominantly used in Hamlet's soliloquy when he speaks of "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune"?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Alliteration

• D) Personification

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