Is "to be" in "to be or not to be" used as a linking verb with no nominal nor adjectival predicate?

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Is "to be" in "to be or not to be" used as a linking verb with no nominal nor adjectival predicate?
Is it grammatically correct, and if so what rules govern that omission?

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No, it's not used as a linking verb. It's used as a synonym for "exist" or "live". "To live, or not to live, that is the question." Hamlet is contemplating suicide.

Is "to be" in "to be or not to be" used as a linking verb with no nominal nor adjectival predicate?

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