Hamlet is asking himself whether he should just kill himself now or whether he should avenge his father's death. Hamlet is philosophical in his thoughts, and they lead him to the next question of whether there is life after death. He wonders if death is like sleeping and having dreams or perhaps there's more to it. His conundrum of "to be or not to be" reflects Hamlet's question of whether it would be better for him to suffer now or suffer later.Hamlet chooses to get revenge against the king for killing his father. It takes him a while to make the decision, but he goes through with it and dies in the end, along with his mother, the king, Ophelia, and her father. Hamlet is asking himself whether he should just kill himself now or whether he should avenge his father's death. Hamlet is philosophical in his thoughts, and they lead him to the next question of whether there is life after death. He wonders if death is like sleeping and having dreams or perhaps there's more to it. His conundrum of "to be or not to be" reflects Hamlet's question of whether it would be better for him to suffer now or suffer later. Hamlet's soliloquy is not primarily about suicide. The words to be mean to exist. Hamlet is pondering the question of existence. He's wondering whether or not existence is worthwhile. Suicide only comes in to play because that happens to be one of the ways a person can end existence. He mentions suicide while he is making an analogy or giving an example with. Hamlet