Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
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.
From Macbeth by William
Shakespeare
Use the passage to
answer the question.
How does the analogy in
this excerpt from
Shakespeare’s Macbeth
help to develop
meaning?
a. It gives a clue
as to how the
characters
wanted to live
their lives.
b. It hints that
some lives are
better lived than
others.
c. It highlights the
fact that life is
fleeting.
d. It suggests that
life is more
valuable when a person has a friend