Hamlet's 'To be or not to be' soliloquy is quoted more often than
any other passage in Shakespeare. It is arguably the most famous
speech in the Western world - though few of us can remember much
about it. This book carefully unpacks the individual words, phrases
and sentences of Hamlet's solioquy uin order to reveal how and why
it has achieved its remarkable hold on our culture. Hamlet's speech
asks us to ask some of the most serious questions there are
regarding knowledge and existence. In it, Shakespeare also expands
the limits of the English language. Douglas Bruster therefore reads
Hamlet's famous speech in 'slow motion' to highlight its material,
philosophical and cultural meaning and its resonance for
generations of actors, playgoers and readers. Douglas Bruster is
Professor of English at The University of Texas at Austin, USA. He
is the author of Drama and the Market in the Age of Shakespeare;
Quoting Shakespeare; Shakespeare and the Question of Culture; and,
with Robert Weimann, Prologues to Shakespeare's Theatre.
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