The group was in the stage when it was competing to see who would lead the group.

The answer in the space provided is the storming stage. It is because the storming stage is where in a group, problems or conflicts arises. It is the stage where the people in a group starts to sort out conflicts that arises or problems that they are currently experiencing. The statement above could be one example as there is a competition of which person should lead the group, there is no unity, meaning they are arising into a conflict.

It's considered to be association or connection

Hamlet's fourth soliloquy is probably his most famous one - "to be or not to be."it is rather different from his previous soliloquies because now he is contemplating something that didn't come up before - suicide. he is thinking whether it is worth it to fight to find his father's murderer when in the end all of them are going to die, so why not die sooner than later. he is contemplating if he should go on fighting or just kill himself and end it all, which is why this soliloquy in particular is rather depressing, hesitant, and gives a deeper insight into hamlet's madness.