... 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. This is Macbeth's famous monologue. It cited "Man is like to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away."(Psalms 144:4), "For all ... our days are passed away in thy wrath; we spend our gears as a tale that is told."(Psalms 90:8) and ... "Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, all is vanity."(Ecclesiastes ... ...

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... both the play Macbeth by Shakespeare and the poem "Stop All the Clocks" by W. H. Auden a certain attitude is conveyed about the death of a loved one. In Macbeth by Shakespeare the character Macbeth is faced with the death of his wife and has a very dark and depressing attitude about it. In his soliloquy he says "...and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, ... signifying nothing." showing how his anger towards life and how it can end so suddenly and without warning. Macbeth also ... personifies life in this soliloquy, saying that "Life's but a wal...

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... cloud over her life. Towards the end of the play, Macbeth becomes very depressed explains how life is pointless as there is nothing for him to live for; "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." Macbeth also loses ... his loyalties due to his guilt and his hallucinations, showing that following evil and trusting in witchcraft creates enemies and destroys friendships. This play also appeals to a modern day ... audience and this is partly d...

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