Note to Hamlet, 3.1.60: "To die, to sleep— / No more—"


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To die, to sleep— / No more—: Just how does "No more" fit in? "To sleep" seems to be a comforting way of describing what it means "to die," but "No more" could mean "to sleep no more." On the other hand, "No more" could be all-encompassing: no more "slings and arrows"; no more "sea of troubles"; no more questions about what would be "nobler in the mind."