Essay "Macbeth" Act 5, Scene 5, lines 22-31

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.

 

1. Connect this speech to one primary theme within the play and 2. Analyze and then describe how Macbeth's perception of this theme -- as revealed in this speech -- has broader implications for the human condition generally.