... , Macbeth's attempts to secure his own passage to the throne and to remain 'safely thus' are no more than 'a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury' – a point reinforced when MacDuff triumphantly shows off his head on a stick to the angry crowd of onlookers at the conclusion of the play....

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... 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 knows that his "play,"" or his life, is nearing its end. Despite the fact that whether Macbeth is ultimately responsible for his own demise is a debatable issue ... ...

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