Life's But A Walking Shadow In Macbeth

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Macbeth explains that Lady Macbeth, like all people, would have died eventually. If she had lived, the fear of dying would only intensify from one day to another. The general belief that life is important and full of fruit had been extinguished from the mind of Macbeth. In his soliloquy, he uses the phrase, "Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow." The candle represents the days and one's life is like a shadow created by daylight. It has no significance and is already empty. Its emptiness and insignificance grows once the candle is blown out. The shadow disappears without the light and the new canvas created is purely dark and without color (significance). In fact, Macbeth continues shining light on his idea by saying that a person

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