Sunday, 6 November 2011

MACBETH: Soliloquy Act 5, Scene 5 - pg. 193

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

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.
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There would have been a better time for hearing this.

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,

Acting slowly in this unimportant place every day,

To the last segment of this memorable period of time.

And all our past times have become brighter

The way to die for foolish people. Out, out, abrupt light!

Life's only an action of following bad influences,

And walking and worrying about what everyone else thinks,

Even though nobody ever brings it up again. It is a story

That idiots tell, full of lies and jealousy,

That means nothing.

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