What is ” a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”?
malibrarian Teacher High School – 12th Grade Associate Editor Debater Educator $(document).ready(function() { $(‘a.toggle_expert_titles’).click(function() { $(‘#show_expert_titles’).toggle(); return false; }); }); “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 has just heard the news of his wife’s death (suicide), and is voicing the pointlessness of existence (his and his wife’s, at this point). Sources: http://www.enotes.com/macbeth/act-v-summary-analysis Rate answer: $(‘#aScore-17955’).istars(setAnswerRating); Flag as inappropriate Posted by malibrarian on Monday November 12, 2007 at 7:39 PM sagetrieb Teacher Doctorate Debater $(document).ready(function() { $(‘a.toggle_expert_titles’).click(function() { $(‘#show_expert_titles’).toggle(); return false; }); }); The question arises in these powerful lines as to who is this “Idiot” te