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"Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" is the beginning of the second sentence of one of the most famous soliloquies in William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth. It takes place in the beginning of the fifth scene of Act 5, during the time when the Scottish troops, led by Malcolm and Macduff , are approaching Macbeth 's castle to besiege it.
This category is for English phrases which were invented by Shakespeare, and older phrases which were notably used in his works. The main article for this category is William Shakespeare . Pages in category "Shakespearean phrases"
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow is a famous quotation from Shakespeare's play Macbeth. Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow may also refer to: "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" (short story), a 1953 story by Kurt Vonnegut; Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow..., 1974 anthology reprinting the 1957 short story "Omnilingual" by H. Beam Piper
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow was a New York Times Best Seller, being listed on its 2022 Notable Books List, and an IndieBound best seller. [6] In July 2022, it was a book club pick for Amerie and Barnes & Noble, [18] as well as an Apple Books best seller for Fiction and Literature. [19]
From the "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" soliloquy (V.v; including "all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death", "Out, out, brief candle!", "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage" and "It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing"):
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the life and legacy of William Shakespeare, an English poet, playwright, and actor who lived during the 17th century. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow/Creeps in this petty pace from day to day/To the last syllable of recorded time..."—William Shakespeare, Macbeth "O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon"—John Milton, Samson Agonistes. "Work, work, work, is the main thing"—Abraham Lincoln "The horror, the horror"—Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
A revised version bearing the title "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" appeared in Vonnegut's collection of short stories, Canary in a Cat House (1961), and was reprinted in Welcome to the Monkey House (1968). The new title comes from the famous line in Shakespeare's play Macbeth starting "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow". [1] [2]