'to be or not to be' ? thanks

0 Shall I remain alive or shall I kill myself?02br
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0 Thank you, Calif Jim. 02br
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00So 'to be or not to be' only means 'shall I remain alive or shall I kill myself ?' , am I correct? Or that is only an example. 02br
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0The original is from Shakespeare's Hamlet. What CJ explained is what Hamlet meant when he said it in the play. But it's become such a famous expression that it is sometimes applied to other situations.0-

0 Thank you for your help, Grammer Geek.02br
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00I would really appreciate if you could provide me with some situations where you would use this expression. So I would be able to use it at the right time.(should it be 'in the right time'?) 05002br
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00Thanks again for your help.05102br
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00Cheers,02br
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0Well, my advice would be to not try to use it untill really understand it. Usually, it's used jokingly.02br
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00Like, someone says "I'd like to come, but I don't know if I can be there." And you say "To be there, or not to be there, that is the question." It's a joking reference to the original. It wouldn't sound natural if you had to plan when you would say it - it shoul

0 01font00I think I know a bit more about this expression now.05000 Thank you for you adivce, Grammer Geek.02br
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00Thanks again.02br
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