{"id":9462,"date":"2026-06-24T16:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9462"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:22:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:22:30","slug":"as-you-like-it-act-ii-scene-vii-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9462","title":{"rendered":"Macbeth: Act 5, Scene 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Macbeth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Act 5, Scene 5\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Macbeth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(This speech is used in our interview with Jacob Ming-Trent<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here\u00a0to open up a First Folio version<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here\u00a0to open up a scanned version<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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18.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0She should have died hereafter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. There would have been a time for such a word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21. Creeps in this petty pace from day to day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. To the last syllable of recorded time,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23. And all our yesterdays have lighted fools<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24. The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25. Life\u2019s but a walking shadow, a poor player<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26. That struts and frets his hour upon the stage<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27. And then is heard no more. It is a tale<\/p>\n\n\n\n

28. Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29. Signifying nothing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Macbeth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Act 5, Scene 5\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Macbeth (This speech is used in our interview with Jacob Ming-Trent) Click here\u00a0to open up a First Folio version. Click here\u00a0to open up a scanned version. 18.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0She should have died hereafter. 19. There would have been a time for such a word. 20. 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