Act 5, Scene 5

Lady Macbeth dies. Macbeth says life means nothing. A messenger says the forest is moving.

This scene in five words

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The quotes

6 big quotes in this scene.

I have almost forgot the taste of fears

Macbeth · Act 5, Scene 5 · violence · guilt

Nothing scares him any more. He feels nothing.

She should have died hereafter

Macbeth · Act 5, Scene 5 · fate and free will · guilt

His wife is dead. He says she would have died some time anyway. That is all he says.

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day

Macbeth · Act 5, Scene 5 · fate and free will

Day follows day. None of them mean anything.

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

Macbeth · Act 5, Scene 5 · fate and free will · appearance and reality

Life is a short candle. A bad actor on a stage. Then gone.

It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing

Macbeth · Act 5, Scene 5 · fate and free will

Life is a story told by a fool. It means nothing. This is where wanting more ends.

I 'gin to be aweary of the sun

Macbeth · Act 5, Scene 5 · fate and free will · guilt

He is tired of the sun. He wants the world to end.