Question

From The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare

MACBETH.
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, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death.Out, out, brief candle! 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.

 Which statement best sums up what is happening in this excerpt?

   Macbeth is angry that he has been a fool most of his life.

    Macbeth is secretly glad that Lady Macbeth has died.

     Macbeth is surprised at the death of Lady Macbeth.

     Macbeth is realizing that life is short.

Answer 1

Answer Macbeth is realizing that life it short.

Answer 2

Macbeth is realising that life is short. Through his personification of life, he claims that everyone has their hour to 'strut upon the state', which signifies that for a good part of our time on earth, we're wasting our time with petty nonsense, and the real focus is only brief, much like an act in a play.