In the famous soliloquy "To Be or not To Be", Hamlet is concerned with questions concerning the existence of man. Hamlet does not speak of himself in fact the “speaking voice" in the text is a plural. There’s a contrast in the use of the verbs "suffer" and "take up arms". With the first verb it expresses the concept of endurance while with the second that of becoming a warrior. In lines 5-10 the author introduces an alternative, that of dying and therefore of putting an end to his suffering. There is an obstacle that prevents man from committing suicide, it’s the fear of what will happen after the death. The monologue is governed by reason. Hamlet gives rise to an internal debate on the disadvantages and disadvantages of existence and on the opportunity to take one's own life, making this debate universal by referring especially to people discouraged from life (the pronoun we). Hamlet's monologue is interrupted by Ophelia who is saying prayers. Hamlet addresses her as a nymph, as was often the custom in Renaissance courts, and in this moment of intense reflection, he begs the kind Ophelia to pray for him.