Hamlet, Prince of Denmark WS To be, or not to be, -that is the question. Frailty, thy name is woman Neither a borrower nor a lender be. This above all, -to thine own self be true. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Murder most foul. There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. Get thee to a nunnery. The lady protests too much, methinks. Alas, poor Yorick -I knew him, Horatio. How Shakespeare has enriched the English language in this work alone The tragedies of William Shakespeare-KING LEAR-HAMLET-MACBETH-JULIUS CAESAR-and others are considered by many as the high points in the literature of the language-if not of the world. HAMLET, Shakespeare's brilliant tale of murder and madness, consistently tops lists of the greatest stage plays of all time, and the lead role may be the most coveted by the greatest actors of theater histor