生存或毁灭，这是个必答之问题：是否应默默的忍受坎苛命运之无情打击，还是应与深如大海之无涯苦难奋然为敌，并将其克服。此二抉择，就竟是哪个较崇高？死即睡眠，它不过如此！倘若一眠能了结心灵之苦楚与肉体之百患，那么，此结局是可盼的！死去，睡去……但在睡眠中可能有梦，啊，这就是个阻碍。当我们摆脱了此垂死之皮囊，在死之长眠中会有何梦来临？它令我们踌躇，使我们心甘情愿的承受长年之灾，否则谁肯容忍人间之百般折磨，如暴君之政、骄者之傲、失恋之痛、法章之慢、贪官之侮、或庸民之辱，假如他能简单的一刃了之？还有谁会肯去做牛做马，终生疲於操劳，默默的忍受其苦其难，而不远走高飞，飘於渺茫之境，倘若他不是因恐惧身后之事而使他犹豫不前？此境乃无人知晓之邦，自古无返者。所以，“理智”能使我们成为懦夫，而“顾虑”能使我们本来辉煌之心志变得黯然无光，像个病夫。再之，这些更能坏大事，乱大谋，使它们失去魄力。Tobe,ornottobe:thatisthequestion:Whether'tisnoblerinthemindtosufferTheslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune,Ortotakearmsagainstaseaoftroubles,Andbyopposingendthem.Todie:tosleep;Nomore;andbyasleeptosayweendTheheart-ache,andthethousandnaturalshocksThatfleshisheirto,'tisaconsummationDevoutlytobewish'd.Todie,tosleep;Tosleep:perchancetodream:aye,there'stherub;Forinthatsleepofdeathwhatdreamsmaycome,Whenwehaveshuffledoffthismortalcoil,Mustgiveuspause:there'stherespectThatmakescalamityofsolonglife;Forwhowouldbearthewhipsandscornsoftime,Theoppressor'swrong,theproudman'scontumely,Thepangsofdespisedlove,thelaw'sdelay,Theinsolenceofoffice,andthespurnsThatpatientmeritoftheunworthytakes,WhenhehimselfmighthisquietusmakeWithabarebodkin?whowouldfardelsbear,Togruntandsweatunderawearylife,Butthatthedreadofsomethingafterdeath,Theundiscover'dcountryfromwhosebournNotravelerreturns,puzzlesthewill,AndmakesusratherbearthoseillswehaveThanflytoothersthatweknownotof?Thusconsciencedoesmakecowardsofusall,AndthusthenativehueofresolutionIssickliedo'erwiththepalecastofthought,AndenterprisesofgreatpitchandmomentWiththisregardtheircurrentsturnawryAndlosethenameofaction.
