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Which word in the passage does Hamlet use to describe life? What does Hamlet believe prevents people from embracing death as a solution to life’s problems?

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Answer:

- “calamity”

- No one knows what happens after death.

Step-by-step explanation:

[Hamlet:] 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

–Hamlet,

William Shakespeare

Which word in the passage does Hamlet use to describe life?

✔ “calamity”

What does Hamlet believe prevents people from embracing death as a solution to life’s problems?

✔ No one knows what happens after death.

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'For in that sleep of death what dreams may come

When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,

Must give us pause.'

No one knows what happens after death.

User Nikhil Bharadwaj
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