What are good quotes by Hamlet that have meaning towards human existence in Shakespeare's play, Hamlet?I only need five.

In Shakespeare's Hamlet, we find
there are many quotations that reflect Hamlet's take on human existence: this is, after
all, one of the major complexities of the play...Hamlet's ability to deal with the
serious nature of life: his own, in connection with
others.

Hamlet speaks of human existence in the "To be or
not to be" speech.

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To die—to sleep,
No more; and by a
sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural
shocks
That flesh is heir to: 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be
wish'd.   (III, i, 5-9)

This
quote speaks about death—maybe it's like sleeping, which would be
easier than facing daily hardships...of being extremely tired of life's oppressions—is
there a release after death? We are all moving to an unavoidable end—at times, fearful
and at other times, sensing release.

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Who would fardels bear,
To grunt and
sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after
death,
The undiscovere'd country, from whose bourn
No traveller
returns, puzzles the will,
And makes us rather bear those
ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?   (III, i,
21-27)

This part of the same
speech describes the fear humans have of leaving what they know—though it be
horrible—for something of which they know nothing. The dread of the unknown is common
human reaction.

We find it once more in the
following.

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Hamlet:
What
a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how
infinite in faculties, in
form and moving how express and
admirable, in action how like an angel, in
apprehension how like
a god! the beauty of the world, the paragon of
animals—and yet,
to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not
me—
nor woman neither, though by your smiling you seem to say so. (II, ii,
303-308)

Here Hamlet speaks
to the glorious creation of man—remarkable! And yet, he sees
nothing that inspires him: he is disheartened. (He has Claudius, Gertrude, Polonius and
perhaps Ophelia to thank for this.) A common theme regarding our view of life is
avoiding cynicism in contemplation of the magnificence of man, or life, when people
disillusion us.

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Hamlet:
What
have you, my good friends, deserv'd at the hands of
Fortune, that she sends
you to prison
hither?

Guildenstern:
Prison,
my
lord?

Hamlet:
Denmark's
a
prison.

Rosencrantz:
Then
is the world
one.

Hamlet:
A
goodly one...Denmark being one o' th' worst...for there is nothing either good or / bad,
but thinking makes it so. To me it is a
prison.

This passage
describes Hamlet's sense of feeling trapped, especially based on his father's challenge
that Hamlet avenge the old King's death. He feels as if his world is a prison. We can
probably relate his feelings to our own when we feel enslaved by the job, a
relationship, politics, etc.

Also in this passage is the
famous quote:

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...for there is nothing either good
or
bad, but thinking makes it
so.

Here Hamlet touches on
the a struggle within ourselves: what do I believe? The world is saying one thing: I
feel another. Hamlet is saying what we also know: perception is everything. It is normal
to experience self-doubt—to look for something that will convince us to follow our own
path, to find our personal truth.

Hamlet spends a lot of
time philosophizing about life; all of this shows his attempt to come to terms with his
own experience in a world that has quickly become a threat and burden to him. He is
confused, conflicted and searching. These quotations may help us to more closely
identify with this sad young man, making this a timeless play.