Analyzing literature (advanced/expert)

Analyzing literature (advanced/expert)

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Analyzing literature (advanced/expert)

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

HAMLET:
To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether 'tis 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? To die: to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub;
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause: there's the respect
That makes calamity of so long life;
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely,
The pangs of despised love, the law's 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?

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Take into consideration:
- the author's use of language and literary techniques such as imagery, symbolism, and metaphor.
- the characters and their development throughout the story, as well as their relationships with one another.
- the setting and how it influences the plot and characters.
- the historical and cultural context in which the literature was written.
- the structure and organization of the text, including the use of chapters, pacing, and point of view.