To sleep! perchance to dream:

[RetroLounge]

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 heartache, 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 despis'd 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 these 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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My favorite lines from Shakespeare...

RL

[RevCheesehead]

1. Hmmm....

Have you seen "What Dreams May Come?" (Robin Williams)
Just curious.

(BTW, dear - check your PM please)

[Shine]

3. I just asked him the very same thing!

great minds....

:pals: :hi:

[RetroLounge]

5. I have not.

Should I?

RL

[Shine]

9. Well, I'd certainly recommend it.

Very touching and thought-provoking.....

[RetroLounge]

12. I will rent it soon

thanks!

RL

[RevCheesehead]

11. Maybe not right at this time.

Parts of it I loved, parts I found very painful.
I think I realized at the end that the movie was a metaphor for marriage. (of course, I could be wrong)

If you do see it, keep a box of Kleenex handy. And don't watch it alone.

[Shine]

2. I also love that line, RL.

I had to memorize most of that soliloquey when I was in h.s., over 20 yrs ago, and I can STILL remember it!

Amazing, how the brain works.

BTW, did you ever see that movie, "What Dreams May Come"? The one with Robin Williams? Trippy and very moving....

:hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. Very much so...when he is giving the eulogy for his son...for the man

he will never become...:cry: I don't think that movie got the acclaim it deserves. :hi:

[Shine]

10. I agree completely.

I think it was a real sleeper, unfortunately.

In fact, I think I'll rent it to see again sometime soon.
:hi:
Happy New Year, Mrs. G!! Best to you and yours...

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

13. Most people can't handle movies about death.

Which is why it didn't get its due. Wonderful film though.

[threehensandacow]

4. to sleep

there's a lot more in there that should be highlighted

[RetroLounge]

6. Such as?

RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. This is one of my favorites....

Not that I have any intention of acting on it.....EVAH..

:pals:

[RetroLounge]

14. Glad to hear that.

:pals:

RL