Why did Shakespeare say to be or not to be?

Answer 1

The line appears in "Hamlet". In the play, Hamlet's father had been murdered, and his brother had usurped the throne. The ghost of Hamlet's father demands that Hamlet take revenge on his terrible murder. Torn between his word for vengeance and his conscience, he ponders wether or not he should go on living, hence, the "To Be Or Not To Be" soliloquy.

Answer 2

Nobody. "To be or not to be", the most famous Shakespearean quotation of all, is not from Romeo and Juliet. It is from an even more famous play by Shakespeare called Hamlet.

Answer 3

Nobody. The most famous of Shakespeare quotations is from another play by William Shakespeare, one even more famous than Romeo and Juliet. It's called Hamlet.

Answer 4

The play Hamlet, it's part of a soliloquy spoken by Hamlet about whether or not he should commit suicide. (To be or not to be=To live or not to live)

Answer 5

To be or not to be has rung in peoples ears but William only wrote it in a play!Shakey didn't say it....Richard Burbage did, 'cause he was the guy playing Hamlet.

Answer 6

.... that is the question.

It's from Hamlet Act 3 Scene 1

Answer 7

Hamlet says it in Shakespeare's play Hamlet Act 3, Scene 1.

Answer 8

Hamlet