My iPhone 4s keeps freezing up and takes forever to force it off...why??

Probably some sort of software issue on the device. If you have tried restarting and resetting it and neither step helps then I would recommend doing a restore to see if that will fix the issue that you are currently having.

How exactly are you "forcing shut down?"

Try a restore in iTunes:
Plug in the iPhone to a computer with iTunes loaded on it, launch iTunes, locate the phone under DEVICES. Press Restore, and let it restore to factory settings. When it is done, you can:

• Set Up as New iPhone
• Restore from Backup

You want to try restoring from a backup first so you won't lose your data, but if the freezes continue you may have to set it up as new and then resync all of your purchased media.

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I tried doing what you said but then it just got worse what shall I do?