Scene 5 Act 5 Commentary

MacbethShe should nominate died hereafter There would have been a sentence for such a vocalise. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in the petty chiliad from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to ratty death. Out, out brief candle, Lifes notwithstanding a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his instant upon the stage And then is hear no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of well and fury Signifying nothing. 5. 5 17-28) Act 5, Scene 5 Commentary In act 5, scene 5 of Macbeth, William Shakespe ar uses metaphors, diction, mood and shade to emphasize the concept that behavior is meaningless, in order to suggest the groundwork of ambition without moral constraints. Upon hearing of his wifes death, Macbeth reflects on how bony his own look has become. Shakespeare uses shadiness to declare Macbeths feelings toward animation. Throughout this overtaking, the t genius is very bitter an d cold. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. (5. 5 26-28) After hearing a womens cry, Macbeth realises his own mortality, and he speaks scornfully. While reflecting on how meaningless his heart has become, an angry mood is established. erstwhile realising his life is full of noise and melodrama, he sees that he really failed and his life does not signify eachthing. He quickly becomes enraged at how his life has turned out. Shakespeare has a very specific diction, and in this particular passage, he chooses to use repetition. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow (5. 18) BY repeating tomorrow over and over, the tiresomeness of life in general is stressed by dragging the word out. He also chooses to use petty pace (5. 5 19) and dusty death (5. 5 22), forming alliterations. The use of similar sounds put emphasis on the fact that the days are just dragging on dreadfully, which entirely lead to death. All through Macbeths soliloquy, Shakespeare inc orporates various metaphors, one of which compares life to a bad actor who wanders and worries on stage. Lifes but a walking shadow, a oor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. (5. 5 23 -25) Macbeth believes that life is just an illusion, and once you are done wandering around, you just disappear and leave nothing substantial behind. He also compares life to a candle. Out, out brief candle. (5. 5 22) The brief candle is one that is dimly lit that no one wants and burns out quickly. The candle symbolizes how short and dull life is. By adding Out, out (5. 5 22) Macbeth shows how he wants the candle to burn out.He is contemplating suicide and does not want to live anymore because he is ashamed of his life. This entire passage is centred on the concept that life is insignificant, which exemplifies the theme of ambition without moral constraints. collect to Macbeths ambitions, he is in too deep to turn around. It is further too difficult to turn around and stop killing, so his quality is to just keep going. Up until this time, Macbeth had expected to win the battle amongst him, Malcolm and Macduff. He thought winning this war would finally bring him happiness again.Once Lady Macbeth died he realised that is not the case. His actions went unchecked by any morals, which just led to the destruction of his life. Lady Macbeth killed herself because she could handle the guilt anymore, and forthwith that his wife is gone, he sees the damage and realises that he failed at making his life noteworthy. The theme of ambition without moral constraints is shown through Macbeths realization that life is futile, that is presented by Shakespeares use of metaphors, diction, mood and tone.