Identity in Hamlet & the life of Tupac Shakur

To Be or Not To Be?

& the life of Tupac Shakur

"To be, or not to be: that is the question:Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;"-Hamlet 3.1

Identity in Hamlet, Persepolis 2

"Everybody's at war with different things...I'm at war with my own heart sometimes"-Tupac

Identity is something that every young person struggles with. How can you relate to Hamlet, Tupac or Marjane's issues with identity?

Click here for No Fear Shakespeare's translation of my famous soliloquy!

"I feel like a tragic hero in a Shakespeare play..."

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