[Hamlet:] . . . who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But that the dread of something after death, The undiscover’d country from whose bourn No traveller returns, puzzles the will –Hamlet, William Shakespeare According to Hamlet, why do people endure fardels, or burdens? They want to understand the puzzling nature of life. They hope to travel to new places someday. They feel obligated to work to support their country. They are worried about what they might face after death.