by Drublic on November 29th, 2006

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To be or not to be?

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by HappyJeans on November 29th, 2006
That is the question!
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by RossManChild on December 2nd, 2006
To be
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by branciforte3241 on December 5th, 2006
To be, hopefully. When Hamlet asked that question, he was debating suicide.
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- 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;
  
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by EsotericalEricka on December 3rd, 2006
To be. Otherwise your existance is all for naught.
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by mptaker on December 2nd, 2006
I would say to be. Roll and dice and hop on board!
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by Coheed on November 29th, 2006
Well in writting essays in school I am not alowed to use any forms of the phrase "to be" so in that instance it is not to be.

However I would much rather be and I currently am. If your answering this question then you "be" so that never was really the question.

However, if your asking this in a deeper way of "do you believe in fate" (was it to be or not), then to some extent. Things happen for a reason and undeniably one thing causes another to occur. Some things are meant to be and others are not.
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by Roselynn...unregistered text offender... on August 22nd, 2008
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? who would fardels bear,
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death,
The undiscover'd country from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er 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. - Soft you now!
The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons
Be all my sins remember'd.

hahahaha. Drama nerd. Sorry. =)
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  by POLICE...IN HOT PURSUIT on August 22nd, 2008
- Hahahaha. Yeah. I know. ;-) hahaha
  
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by nikrel on January 30th, 2008
i once went into 2b... the lady was takeing a shower... she screamed and I was apologizing... I was a security guard, and the room was listed as empty but the alarm was going off... so I went in. The books were checked.. and one of the front desk clerks was fired for giving out the room free.

so I would say.. not 2b
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  by pam i am on January 30th, 2008
- ZOMG.
  
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  by Halskiisaklink on February 6th, 2008
- Was she good looking?
  My luck would be; she weighed 400 lbs and 70 years old!
  
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by Blank Savage on August 26th, 2007
I was but then quickly seen a doctor and got rid of it.
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by Lambchop Good Wool Ambassador on July 27th, 2007
Sock puppet that's the answer. If you can't beat um cheat um.
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by Mediocritycomplex on December 5th, 2006
Not to be.

Because its Shakespeare, and he's not around anymore, writing about a bloke who wasn't around even when it first was performed.
It'd freak me out if they were "to be" right now.

Plus no one else has made an argument solely for "not to be"
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by Evicted from Paradise on September 17th, 2008
It most definitely is in Denmark. I'm not so sure about Uganda, though.
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by Account Closed on May 30th, 2008
I choose to be.
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by Just another bagger on February 6th, 2008
2B... good pencils they are...
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by Little Bo Peep on February 6th, 2008
I wanna be.
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by hijklmno on March 17th, 2007
Well, only if you're a disturbed Danish prince whose father was murdered by the man now married to your mother...
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by IMaNoNyMouStOo on December 5th, 2006
not to be.. just becuz... everyone said to be
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by seaofgrass on December 3rd, 2006
to be implies existances, not to be the opposite. In light of this i choose to be, as i'd hope everyone else on answerbag would do the same.
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by rere on August 22nd, 2008
Not to be is missing out. No matter how much you want to end, there is an adventure ahead. But, sometimes, it's a hard choice, ain't it?
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- Let me add that death is the final frontier, but who knows what happens there. I know I'm getting quite off topic, but I say live while you're alive, just in case.
  
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by keithold is a prodigal bagger on June 14th, 2008
G'day Samantha,

Thank you for your question.

I have decided to be. There is no Answerbag in the afterlife. :>)

Regards
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- haha, how are you so sure there isn't??
  
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  by I'm a ginger on June 15th, 2008
- No baggers from heaven that I can see. :>)
  
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  by keithold is a prodigal bagger on June 15th, 2008
- Hey Keith, What time is it where you are? it's 12 AM here in California
  
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  by Jane on June 15th, 2008
- haha..
  
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by Jane on June 14th, 2008
To be!
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by Cowboy-Matter of Fact on April 20th, 2008
Yes, the problem today is "do you have enough money to be?" If you don't, it is "not to be".
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by jaek on April 20th, 2008
It's Shakespears' question.
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  by keithold is a prodigal bagger on April 20th, 2008
- It's life's question, too.
  
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by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on January 30th, 2008
to be
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  by doodlethenoodle on January 30th, 2008
- yes,,but worth the work to get there:)
  
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  by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on January 30th, 2008
- *sigh* well i'm trying i suppose.
  
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by ... on January 30th, 2008
Not to be (and to be in secret) and then to be out in the open, and then things take a very tragic turn - and you both kill yourselves (because of a misunderstanding), finally not to be...
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- You could have saved Romeo and Juliet a lot of trouble Philammon.
  
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  by Anon y mouse on January 30th, 2008
- Or Hamlet:)
  
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  by gone on January 30th, 2008
- Ah Hamlet, of course...
  
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by Anon y mouse on January 30th, 2008
"We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep."
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- And "there are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." Have you seen the documentary Al Pacino made, 'Looking for Richard'? Chock full of wonderful actors in an attempt to introduce The Bard to contemporary Americans. Very entertaining!
  
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by SREE4U on December 30th, 2007
To be............Honestly confident.
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by Marcye on December 30th, 2007
I say to be... take your chances...
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by csimme01s ninja apprentice on December 29th, 2007
To be... I want TO BE rich.
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by unknown on August 1st, 2007
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? who would fardels bear,
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death,
The undiscover'd country from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er 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. - Soft you now!
The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons
Be all my sins remember'd.
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- Wow idne, You are , I take it, quite the Shakespeare fan!
  
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  by Da Azian Boi on August 1st, 2007
- I do like Shakespeare. :)This was not from memory, however. lol
  
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- Lol, I was wondering how you could all the punctuation and spelling of Shakespeare right!
  
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  by Da Azian Boi on August 1st, 2007
- Hahahaha No kidding. It would have been a daunting task. :)
  
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by King Beef on July 16th, 2007
Not to be...really cant say more than that.
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by EL1 2 on May 24th, 2007
Usually, I'd take the "not to be" approach. However, I've decided I gotta spice up my life a little. To be!
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- Going to start living in the fast lane now?
  
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by American idle on May 15th, 2007
Was that the question?
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- That rocks I'm bored at nearly 1am one night a couple weeks ago, nobody notices the question at all, then someone answers today and I get DR'd.
  
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- Awww, that's not very nice..
  
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by Hieronymus_Bosch on May 15th, 2007
that is the question!
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by nevets - badgicide on March 17th, 2007
It is the ultimate question:
Is there a point in being? Is there a meaning to life?
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by Tinkabelle on March 17th, 2007
Yes. We have to think about the decisions we make and the outcome of those decisions. To be honest, even if it hurt someone's feelings or not to be honest and have them mislead by your dishonesty? For every action, there's a consequence and reaction.
Therefore, yes, to be or not to be IS the question.
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by teknimage on January 9th, 2007
To be! That is the answer!
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by tinybubbles is sitting on the carpet read on December 3rd, 2006
i think to be,just because.
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by browneyedbeauty on November 29th, 2006
I would say.."To Be". To be what, Im not sure. But okay.."To Be".
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by Αντίο. on November 1st, 2011
neither.
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by anonymous on June 15th, 2008
whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows...

Come see Shakespeare in the Rain all next month in Kalakaua Park in Hilo, Hawaii.

Our 31st annual Shakespeare in the Park!!
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- i am a little too far away to do that...if it was in Virginia i would.
  
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- Save up for next year.
  
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- may just do that.
  
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by Mama Hero on May 30th, 2008
To be in with the good and not to be in with the bad.
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by Cheery Cherry on May 30th, 2008
To be!!!!
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by Anonymous on May 30th, 2008
I say to be because not to be would mean to not exist and experience life good and bad.
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by anonymous on April 20th, 2008
Being a Shakespeare fanatic, I must answer that it certainly is. The answer comes in the graveyard scene.
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by Galeanda on April 20th, 2008
Yes, and a very serious one, to question one's worth, one's mortality, identity
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by maesterthief on April 20th, 2008
If you are suicidal or have had your identity stolen, yes!
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by Jeztyr - whispering in the ears of kings on April 20th, 2008
Of course it is. So what's your answer?
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by Jimmyp on April 20th, 2008
Yes. In most cases we have to make difficult choices. Hamlet did. But maybe he was crazy.
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by r i p facebook on April 20th, 2008
Not right now. Right now it's what's for supper?
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