This elaborates and complicates on the binary of life or death set up in first line. He wonders if would be more honorable to endure suffering he faces due his terrible painful “fortune” end both troubles one fell swoop. Take note as well military figurative language peppered throughout personal monologue such words like “noble” “take arms” “the slings arrows.” As a prince embroiled royal drama intimate woes are entangled with national politics. Often this means bloody war. Furthermore metaphors signal that there is war within own mind agonizing situation. While desiring relief from life’s suffering not totally resolved die.