British Literature

?To be, or not to be? That is the question.? Actually, it is not the only one in this play. In fact, William Shakespeare?s The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark is considered to be, ?the play of questions,? because of all of the ambiguities that the audience cannot seem to solve. Is Hamlet actually mad? Is the ghost of King Hamlet real? Is Ophelia, Polonius? innocent, unmarried daughter pregnant? Although Shakespeare does not directly say whether Ophelia is or is not pregnant, there is strong evidence that proves it. In proving that Ophelia is pregnant, although the other characters do not know about it, it is seen that the pregnancy directly affects what the other characters think of Hamlet.