Answer:
This soliloquy in act III scene I is one of the most famous speeches in all of Shakespeare's works: "to be, or not to be? That is the question."
The words in this speech inticate that Hamlet is considering death as a very positive option specially because of everything that he is going through. Moreover, he talks about how meaningless life can be.
Aside from that, throughout these words we can see how Hamlet constantly hesitates and overthinks his actions, this issue is present all throughout the play.
The first line sets the topic of this speech which is connected with whether it is worth living or not. Is it worth all the suffering that we go through in life?
The following seven lines consider death to be like sleeping ( and dreaming) and therefore it becomes a very interesting option, although it is still very uncertain everything that happens around death. "To sleep - perchance to dream- ay...there's the rub" Hamlet says. So what he is saying is, what if dying is the same as sleeping? if so, then we have the chance to dream, but the answer is unknown, so there's the problem, we don't know for sure.
The last three lines of this speech reflect upon the fact that life is a torture because of this uncertainty that we have regarding what happens after life.
Ah, that’s the great trouble with Alsace; she puts off leaning till tomorrow. Now, those fellows out there will have the right to say to you. ‘How is it : you pretended to be Frenchmen, and yet you can neither speak nor write your own language?’ But you are the worst, poor little franz. We’ve all great deal to reproach over selves with.
(i) Who is the speaker?
(a) Franz (b) Principal (c) a student (d) M. Hamel
(ii) Alsace is ……….
(a) A girl student (b) French teacher (c) a district of France (d) a district of Austria
(iii) Who are those fellow’s? They are ………….
(a) The French (b) The Germans (c) The Peasants (d) The teacher of the school
(iv) Who is blamed for the present situation?
(a) Franz (b) all the French people
(c) the students of the school (d) people of Alsace
OR
The air-born voice makes the speaker realize that he can be happy, as shown in option C.
<h3>Why is the speaker unhappy?</h3>
- He is confused about himself.
- He feels isolated from other people and nature.
- He feels he doesn't have what he needs to be happy.
The air-born voice, shown at the end of the poem, establishes that the speaker can be happy, as long as it promotes a change in attitude and a change in the way he sees himself, as he has all the necessary resources.
This question is about the poem "Self-Dependence" written by Matthew Arnold.
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