Overview

"To be or not to be?" may be The Question, but it is not the only one. Hamlet Part II, for example, answers a question about Hamlet that has plagued scholars, readers and playgoers for over four hundred years: "What happened next?" Prince Lear addresses yet another question:"What took place just before the start of King Lear, setting in motion the improbable events of Act I, Scene 1?" And in Fatal Loins, the question answered by the play is directly posed in the prologue: "If Juliet and Romeo survive/Will their eternal passion stay alive?" Please see the individual entries for more details.