Analyse métrique et stylistique : Hamlet, Acte 3, Scène 1

Read the following excerpt from Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' (Act 3, Scene 1): 'To be, or not to be, that is the question: / Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, / Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, / And by opposing end them.' 1. Identify the metrical structure of the first line. 2. Analyze the literary device used in the phrase 'the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune' and explain its thematic significance in the context of the soliloquy.