Life Brief Candle poem

Today I'm going to blog on a famous poem by William Shakespeare. It's Life Brief Candle from the play called 'Macbeth'. The poem is extracted from the Act 5 Scene 5.

A short summary of Scene 5:
Macbeth (a Scottish Lou rd and General under the King of Scotland, Duncan) received the news of the death of Lady Macbeth. Out of despair, sad and loneliness, he reflects on the transience of life.

The poem sounds pessimistic, however, it allows us to look at Life in another perspective and understand the reality of Life.

The bright and vigorous flame of a candle, once distinguished it's hard to be lighted on again; once the candle is melted, here ends the life of a candle. No matter how bright it used to be, it's seen no more. 

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,

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 shadows, 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.

Here's the paraphrasing of this poem (each segment of the poem indicating one line):

Lines 1-3: Each tomorrow, indicating each day in the future is going to move very slowly.

Lines 4-5: Th past shows these men the way to death.

Lines 6-8: Life is just like a shadow following men through lives. 

Lines 9-15 Life is somehow dramatic, yet meaningless.