ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What happens that causes Macbeth to say:“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow ____ our days creep by until the end of time, lighting the way to death like candles leading us to bed. Out, out, brief candle! Life is but a walking shadow, a poor actor that struts and worries during his hour on stage and then is never heard from again” (Shakespeare 178).
A
Malcolm’s army invades Macbeth’s castle.
B
Lady Macbeth kills herself.
C
The witches give a final prophecy that shows Macbeth he will die.
D
Macbeth defeats Malcolm’s army and continues as king of Scotland.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Macbeth’s speech beginning ‘Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow …’ is one of the most powerful and affecting moments in Shakespeare’s tragedy. Macbeth speaks these lines just after he has been informed of the death of his wife, Lady Macbeth, who has gone mad before dying (off stage).

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -His speech insists that there is no meaning or purpose in life. Rather, life “is a tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing.” One can easily understand how, with his wife dead and armies marching against him, Macbeth succumbs to such pessimism.

Detailed explanation-4: -’Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow’, Spoken by Macbeth, Act 5 Scene 5. There would have been a time for such a word. The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!

Detailed explanation-5: -Signifying nothing. “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow” is the beginning of the second sentence of one of the most famous soliloquies in William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth.

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