1、Hamlets soliloquy,1外11 褚芷琦,To be, or not to be that is the question; Whethertis 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? 生存还是毁灭，这是一个值得考虑的问题；默然忍受命运的暴虐的毒箭，或是挺身反抗人世的无涯的苦难， 通过斗争把它们扫清，这两种行为，哪一种更高贵？ To di
2、eto 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 wishd. 死了；睡着了；什么都完了；要是在这一种睡眠之中，我们心头的创痛，以及其他无数血肉之躯所不能避免的打击，都可以从此消失，那正是我们求之不得的结局。,To die, to sleep To sleepperchance to dream. Ay, theres the rub; For
3、in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil Must give us pause: theres the respect that makes calamity of so long life; 死了；睡着了；睡着了也许还会做梦；嗯，阻碍就在这儿：因为当我们摆脱了这一具朽腐的皮囊以后，在那死的睡眠里，究竟将要做些什么梦，那不能不使我们踌躇顾虑。人们甘心久困于患难之中，也就是为了这个缘故； For who would bear the whips and scorns
4、 of time, The oppressors wrong, the proud mans contumely, The pangs of despised love, the laws delay, The insolence of office and the spurns That patient merit of the unworthy takes, When he himself might his quietus make with a bare bodkin? 谁愿意忍受人世的鞭挞和讥嘲、压迫者的凌辱、傲慢者的冷眼、被轻蔑的爱情的惨痛、法律的迁延、官吏的横暴和费尽辛勤所换来的
5、小人的鄙视，要是他只要用一柄小小的刀子，就可以清算他自己的一生？,Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied oer with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their currents turn awry, And lose the name of action. 这样，重重的顾虑使我们全变成了懦夫，决心的赤热的光
6、彩，被审慎的思维盖上了一层灰色，伟大的事业在这一种考虑之下，也会逆流而退，失去了行动的意义。,Soliloquy(独白),A soliloquy is a device often used in drama when a character speaks to himself or herself, relating thoughts and feelings, thereby also sharing them with the audience, giving off the illusion of being a series of unspoken reflections. If o
7、ther characters are present, they keep silent and/or are disregarded by the speaker.1.reveal the innermost thoughts of two characters; 2.employ the technique of poetry,using the words of the character when he talks pr think himself.,Functions of soliloquy,1.give expression to a complicated state of
8、mind feeling of a character. 2.provide a point of a view on the events of the play.,Two choices,to live on the worldto suffer,to dieto take action,It seems that death is a better choice because it can put an end to all sorrows and misfortunes. But on his second thought, he was wondering about what w
9、ould happen after death, because in his eyes, death is a mysterious kingdom, which might be more terrible than this world.,not only tired of life full of fear of the unknown future life,Hesitation,“To be, or not to be.” full of anger and resentment pointed out the evils and corruption in the country
10、 What important is that the soliloquy “To be, or not to be.” is also a strong accusation against the darkness of the reality of the social. Hamlet, full of anger and resentment, pointed out the evils and corruption in the country. The world was full of “slings and sorrows”, life was nothing but “a s
11、ea of troubles”: people were bound to suffer from “thousand natural shocks”, so they were groaning and toiling. What is more impressive is the long question in the middle.,In Hamlet, we see the bright and happy life of the young prince darkened by the lust and ingratitude of his mother and by the re
12、velation of his uncles foul murder of his father. He was disgusted with his uncles drunkenness and shocked by his mothers shallowness. In his contact with the people around him, he cared for nothing but human worth and showed the contempt for rank and wealth. What Hamlet thought did not completely h
13、appen. Through the infidelity of his mother, the servility of the courtiers, the falsehood of his school-fellows, and, finally, the crime of his uncle, he discovered how wicked and unjust the world he lives in is. So we can imagine that why Hamlet was so depressed and delay.,My own view,no matter wh
14、at stage of life you are in, once you experienced a rich and deep spiritual life, enhance your own personalitydiscovered a new self, you can always find, in Hamlet, something that you feel it appear to be eternal and immortal. Because it talked about the choices in life, and talked about that living
15、 in a specific historical period and environment is unique to oneself but common for all human-beings, about the choice according only to the limited experience accumulated in the past. In a sense, his experience is also our own experience. The fate he faced is also which we have to face in a certai
16、n stage in our life. We have to face the desperation, explore the truth in contradiction and the fog, take action in a dilemma where, and rebuild the building of spirit and the system of value in a world which has lost the standards and scale to measure. Hamlet is imperfect, and sometimes his choice
17、 is not rational and impulsive, as a matter of fact, he can succumb to his fate and had no need to probe the truth of his fathers death.,However Hamlets characters do not allow him to live with any questions and be powerless, so he decided to find the truth, but his experience led him to make fatal
18、choice which he thought correct time and time again. Finally Hamlet does not regret for his choice, he just wants Horatio “in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain, to tell my story.“ because every choice of every individual can not be repeated in a particular historical, so it would be meaningle
19、ss to assume that if Hamlet can go back and remake a choice, its same of us, too, or we can say that there is a Hamlet in the hearts of every person, every choice we make is unique and irreplaceable, it will directly affect our future destiny, there is no standard to measure whether our choice is co
20、rrect, we are bound to accept all the consequences of our choice, just as Hamlet said “Things standing thus unknown, shall live behind me!“ Perhaps the problem we have to face is not so serious like “to be, or not to be“, however, if one wants to do well but not do the right in this risky world, it is difficult to make each decision. In world that there is no yardstick to measure goodness and evil except target, having the courage to make a choice and frankly accepting ones own fate, what I do appreciate the eternal charm of Hamlet.,Thank you!,
