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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;
‘Slings and arrows of outrageous fortune’ is a linguistic construct typical of Shakespeare. It is an abstract idea made concrete with visual images, and not only visual but quivering with physical action, resulting in a vibrating phrase that could never be dismissed or forgotten.
[1] 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?
He asks whether a noble mind like him has to suffer the metaphorical “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.” In this phrase, Shakespeare compares fortune to an archer who releases arrows and hurts Hamlet’s mind.
By William Shakespeare. (from Hamlet, spoken by 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 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;
Nov 3, 2018 · 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. Virtually everyone knows the line, ‘To be, or not to be: that is the question’.
Jun 2, 2020 · Act 3, scene 1. After Rosencrantz and Guildenstern report their failure to find the cause of Hamlet’s madness, Polonius places Ophelia where he and Claudius may secretly observe a meeting between her and Hamlet.
What's the origin of the phrase 'The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune'? From Shakespeare’s Hamlet, 1602.
CLAUDIUS and POLONIUS come forward. They all exit. Actually understand Hamlet Act 3, Scene 1. Read every line of Shakespeare’s original text alongside a modern English translation.
