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...what dreams may come, when we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause.

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2018년 6월 20일 오후 1:10
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"shuffled off this mortal coil" is Shakespeare's poetic way of saying "died".  To "give pause" means to make you stop and think about something. At this time in the play, Hamlet is considering suicide and in this speech he is speaking his thoughts aloud. The part that contains the line line you quoted is : 

To die, to sleep--

To sleep--perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub,

For in that sleep of death what dreams may come

When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,

Must give us pause

'Perchance' means perhaps or possibly.  'There's the rub' means 'that's the problem'.

So, to paraphrase this part of the speech in more modern English:

To die, to sleep.

To sleep, perhaps to dream. That's the problem.

For in that sleep of death the things we dream of

After we have died

Should make us stop and think.

Just as an aside, this kind of speech where an actor in a play is speaking his thoughts aloud to himself rather than talking to another character is called a soliloquy. This speech (starting from 'To be or not to be') is usually referred to as Hamlet's soliloquy.









2018년 6월 20일
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This means:  We might reflect on the "afterlife" what thoughts and dreams may be associated with us after we die.
2018년 6월 20일

Thx Gareth, I really appreciate your explanation.  

2018년 6월 20일
Thx Peter. 
2018년 6월 20일

집에서 편안하게 언어를 배울 수 있는 기회를 놓치지 마세요. 경험 많은 강사진을 살펴보고 지금 바로 첫 수업을 신청하세요!