... we can see that he idolizes his father: "So excellent a king, that was to this/Hyperion to a satyr". He compares his father to Hyperion to illustrate his beauty, power and love for Gertrude, although he had no knowledge of his character, of his believes because of their estranged relationship. The king was a weak father that never spent time with ... a sleep to say we end/Devoutly to be wished to die to sleep!" He wonders if it is nobler to live miserably or to end one's sorrow whit one stroke. The answer would be undoubtedly "yes" if death was like a dreamless sleep. The "rub" is fear ...

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