“ To be or not to be, is NOT the question! ”
George MacDonald, Lilith (1895). copy citation
| Author | George MacDonald |
|---|---|
| Source | Lilith |
| Topic | dilemma death life |
| Date | 1895 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1640/1640-h/1640-h.htm |
Context
“You should have loved me much, loved me devotedly, loved me savagely—loved me eternally! Then I should have tired of you the sooner, and not hated you so much afterward!—But let bygones be bygones!—WHERE are we? Locality is the question! To be or not to be, is NOT the question!»
«We are in the other world, I presume!»
«Granted!—but in which or what sort of other world? This can't be hell!»
«It must: there's marriage in it! You and I are damned in each other.»” source
«We are in the other world, I presume!»
«Granted!—but in which or what sort of other world? This can't be hell!»
«It must: there's marriage in it! You and I are damned in each other.»” source
Meaning and analysis
