“Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow…” “3 Messages from Macbeths Speech in Act 5 Scene 5” The play The Tragedy of Macbeth has hundreds of themes flowing through it. William Shakespeare is a genius for his work in Macbeth. He has dark irony, great morals, and a smart use of elements. One of Macbeths most famous soliloquy’s is found in act 5, scene 5. The three messages or themes found in this soliloquy are regret, life is meaningless if not lived well enough, and his greed for power being his end. Regret is often spoken of throughout the play of Macbeth. This is the very thing that will lead to his and Lady Macbeth’s madness. “She should have died hereafter. There would have been a time for such a word. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day…” –Act 5, scene 5, -lines 17-20. He can’t outrun this inevitable destiny that awaits him. You can tell that he feels deep regret when reading these lines because of the accepting tone in his voice. He wife is dead and his actions in the beginning of the play are the reason for her going completely nuts. He knows what he has done is going to be his undoing, just like his wife’s, and he regrets not living his life better, because life is short. …show more content…
Towards everyone’s end, we face a very difficult question. That question is whether or not our life here on earth is meaningful. It is strange because Macbeth insist that there is no meaning in life, but “it’s a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing.”Act 5, scene 5, lines 26-28. What he means by this is that he will have to succumb to his wife’s death and the marching army headed towards him, but if everything were to be meaningless, then his awful crimes will be less awful, because just like everything else, its