Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, The oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely, The pangs of dispriz’d love, the law’s delay, The insolence of office, and the spurns That patient merit of the unworthy takes, When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin?

Hamlet lists the burdens people endure: oppression, insults, unreturned love, delays in the law, abuse of power, and unfair treatment. These examples show that he sees life as full of pain and suffering. “Quietus” means a final release, and “bare bodkin” means a dagger, suggesting he wonders why people bear these hardships rather than end their lives.

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