Billy S.

[aroraborealis]

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.
(Macbeth)

Comments

[badlittlemonkey.livejournal.com]

Those are the exact ten lines of Shakespeare I still have memorized from high school. :)

[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

What I like best about that passage is that when Shakespeare penned it he was mocking the overly romantic drama-queens. The character speaking it was quite serious, but everyone else (including the playwright) was making fun of him for being such a melodramatic dork.

[penk.livejournal.com]

I memorized them as well - and they're still wonderful.

[dpolicar]

Sure... but tell us how you really feel.

[wolfkitn.livejournal.com]

some of my favorite shakespeare, and favorite commentary on life. thank you...

[lcohen]

whereas my first thought is "she quoted 'macbeth!' does she know how to get rid of the curse?!?"

(quoting from "macbeth" presages bad luck in theatrical superstitions. but only bad luck of a theatrical nature.)

and i love that quote too, but i memorized a sonnet instead.