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MACBETH. She should have died hereafter; There would have been a time for such a word. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
By the time Lady Macbeth’s is done in by her own conscience, Macbeth no longer has the capacity to feel sorrow. Life has become for him “a tale/Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury ...
In Act V, Lady Macbeth is overcome with guilt; she dies and it is later postulated that she committed suicide. Now completely alone, Macbeth laments that life is a "tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
The inherent meaninglessness of life ... William Shakespeare summarised the existential nihilist's perspective through Macbeth ... it is a tale Told by an idiot, full ...
There are times when you walk into a nearly-empty theatre, 20 minutes before the theatre fills, and actors take the stage, and you are eager with quiet anticipation for what you are about to see.
An early example of nihilistic thought comes from William Shakespeare in the character of Macbeth. In the final act of the play of the same name, he concludes his “tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow” monologue by describing life as “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury Signifying nothing. Morgen, und morgen, und dann wieder morgen, Kriecht so mit kleinem Schritt von Tag zu Tag, Zur letzten Silb auf unserm Lebensblatt;
The Tragedy of Macbeth, often shortened to Macbeth (/ m ə k ˈ b ɛ θ /), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. [ a ] It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambitions and power.