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Life in the UK Test Practice Question · Ho & Duck: Add-on — Chapter 4.5 Extra Topics

Which famous line, still quoted today, comes from Shakespeare's Hamlet?

A) 'All the world's a stage'
B) 'A rose by any other name'
C) 'To be or not to be'
D) 'Once more unto the breach'

Correct answer: 'To be or not to be'

'To be or not to be' is a famous line from Hamlet, still quoted today alongside lines such as 'All the world's a stage' (As You Like It) and 'A rose by any other name' (Romeo and Juliet).

Related handbook facts

Famous lines still quoted from Shakespeare's plays and poems include 'To be or not to be' (Hamlet), 'All the world's a stage' (As You Like It) and 'A rose by any other name' (Romeo and Juliet). His sonnets are poems that must be 14 lines long, and his plays are still performed today at the Globe Theatre in London, a modern copy of the original theatre.

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