Hamlet's “To Be or Not to Be” Speech as Sophistic Dissoi Logoi

What is it about?

My article examines Hamlet's famous speech as an instance of an ancient rhetorical form of contrasting or double arguments

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Why is it important?

Many readers see this speech as a glimpse into Hamlet's own personal philosophy, but I treat it as a carefully crafted example of sophisticated rhetoric, making several conflicting arguments at once to confuse those spying on him.