Hamlet "To be or not to be"

lil graydog (United States of America)
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  1. noble
    having high or elevated character
    Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
  2. suffer
    feel pain or be in pain
    Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
  3. outrageous
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
    The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
  4. fortune
    your overall circumstances or condition in life
    The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
  5. oppose
    be against
    And by opposing end them?
  6. heir
    a person entitled by law to inherit the estate of another
    That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
  7. consummation
    the act of bringing to completion or fruition
    That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
  8. shuffle
    walk by dragging one's feet
    When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
  9. mortal
    subject to death
    When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
  10. pause
    stop an action temporarily
    Must give us pause: there's the respect
  11. respect
    regard highly; think much of
    Must give us pause: there's the respect
  12. calamity
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
    That makes calamity of so long life;
  13. scorn
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
    For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
  14. pang
    a sudden sharp feeling
    The pangs of despised love, the law's delay,
  15. despise
    look down on with disdain or disgust
    The pangs of despised love, the law's delay,
  16. insolence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
    The insolence of office and the spurns
  17. office
    a position of power
    The insolence of office and the spurns
  18. spurn
    reject with contempt
    The insolence of office and the spurns
  19. patient
    enduring trying circumstances with even temper
    That patient merit of the unworthy takes,
  20. merit
    the quality of being deserving
    That patient merit of the unworthy takes,
  21. quietus
    euphemism for death
    When he himself might his quietus make
  22. bodkin
    a dagger with a slender blade
    With a bare bodkin? who would fardels bear,
  23. grunt
    issue a low, animal-like noise
    To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
  24. weary
    physically and mentally fatigued
    To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
  25. dread
    fearful expectation or anticipation
    But that the dread of something after death,
  26. thus
    from that fact or reason or as a result
    Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
  27. conscience
    motivation deriving from ethical or moral principles
    Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
  28. coward
    a person who shows fear or timidity
    Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
  29. native
    belonging to one by birth
    And thus the native hue of resolution
  30. hue
    the quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength
    And thus the native hue of resolution
  31. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
    And thus the native hue of resolution
  32. thought
    the content of cognition
    Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
  33. enterprise
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking
    And enterprises of great pith and moment
  34. pith
    the choicest or most vital part of some idea or experience
    And enterprises of great pith and moment
  35. current
    a steady flow of a fluid or gas
    With this regard their currents turn awry,
  36. awry
    turned or twisted to one side
    With this regard their currents turn awry,
Created on Fri Nov 15 07:46:11 EST 2013 (updated Fri Nov 15 08:44:07 EST 2013)

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