1. Act III, Scene i

2. “To be, or not to be” What is Hamlet talking about?
Hamlet does not use “I” or “me” in this soliloquy. If he is not talking about himself, who is he talking about?
Hamlet may ask:
“If we all are going to die eventually (earth = death & decay), does it really matter who kills us – and when?”

3. Does Hamlet mean what he says to Ophelia
Does Hamlet mean what he says to Ophelia? (He says that he did love her once but that he doesn’t love her now. There are several problems with concluding that Hamlet says the opposite of what he means in order to appear crazy.)
Does Hamlet’s bitterness towards Ophelia further his plans? What do you think has caused his bitterness towards Ophelia (supports his general discontentedness about the state of the world over his “plan”) ?
“To exist, or not to exist”…What do you think?