The line “To be, or not to be: that is the question” was written by William Shakespeare and is spoken by Prince Hamlet in the play Hamlet , Act 3, Scene 1.

Quick Scoop

  • The quote comes from Hamlet’s famous soliloquy, where he reflects on life, suffering, and the idea of ending one’s own life.
  • It appears in Act 3, Scene 1 of Hamlet , often called the “nunnery scene.”
  • The speaker in the story is Prince Hamlet, but the author who created the line is William Shakespeare, writing around 1599–1601.

In short: William Shakespeare said it on the page, and Hamlet says it on the stage.

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