In Hamlet, “To be, or not to be” weighs whether “to suffer” or “to take arms against a sea of troubles.” Which values are set against each other?

In Jane Eyre, Jane says, “The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.” The passage opposes:

In Julius Caesar, Brutus says, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” The line sets which values in tension?

In The Awakening, Edna says, “I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself.” What competing values does the sentence set up?

In Macbeth, Macbeth admits he has “no spur” except “Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself.” The passage opposes:

In The Tempest, Prospero says, “The rarer action is / In virtue than in vengeance.” Which values are in conflict?

In Macbeth, “If it were done when 'tis done,” Macbeth imagines murder completed, then fears “judgment here.” Where is the struggle located?

In Othello, Iago warns, “O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; / It is the green-eyed monster.” The quoted moment places the struggle mainly:

In King Lear, Lear cries, “I am a man / More sinned against than sinning.” The struggle is framed chiefly as:

In Frankenstein, the creature says, “I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend.” Where does this place the central pressure?

In The Yellow Wallpaper, the narrator says, “I must say what I feel and think in some way—it is such a relief!” The struggle is primarily:

In Frankenstein, “You are my creator, but I am your master; obey!” advances which conflict?

In Moby-Dick, Ahab says, “I'd strike the sun if it insulted me.” This moment most directly advances the conflict between:

In Antigone, Antigone says, “I did not believe your proclamation had such power to enable one who will someday die to override God's ordinances.” This advances which conflict?

In The Scarlet Letter, Hester's letter is “her passport into regions where other women dared not tread.” The moment advances which conflict?

In A Doll's House, Nora says, “Before all else I am a reasonable human being, just as you are.” This line advances which conflict?

Stockton ends “The Lady, or the Tiger?” with “Which came out of the opened door,—the lady, or the tiger?” The unresolved ending keeps alive the question of:

At the end of Waiting for Godot: “Yes, let's go. / They do not move.” What conflict remains unresolved?

In “Hills Like White Elephants,” Jig says, “I feel fine... There's nothing wrong with me. I feel fine.” What does the ending leave in tension?

The Turn of the Screw ends with Miles's “little heart, dispossessed, had stopped.” What unresolved tension does the ending preserve?

In “The Garden Party,” Laura says, “Isn't life,” but “what life was she couldn't explain.” What does that ending leave unresolved?

Chopin ends “The Story of an Hour”: “they said she had died of heart disease—of joy that kills.” Settling the conflict this way costs Louise:

In The Tempest, Prospero says, “I'll break my staff... I'll drown my book.” Resolving revenge through mercy costs him:

In Jane Eyre, Jane says, “I care for myself” and leaves rather than become Rochester's mistress. The conflict's settlement costs her:

In Antigone, Creon says, “I have been rash and foolish.” When he recognizes his error too late, the resolution costs him: