“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow”

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“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow” is the opening phrase of one of Macbeth’s most famous soliloquies in Shakespeare’s tragedy, reflecting on the futility and repetitiveness of life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean phrase
literary quotation
opening phrase of a soliloquy
appearsInAct Act 5
appearsInScene Scene 5
appearsInWork Macbeth
author William Shakespeare
culturalSignificance frequently referenced in discussions of existentialism
one of Shakespeare's most quoted lines
dramaticFunction expression of Macbeth's existential crisis
reaction to Lady Macbeth's death
reflection on the meaninglessness of life
firstKnownPublicationContext First Folio of Shakespeare's plays (1623) as part of Macbeth
followedBy "creeps in this petty pace from day to day"
genreContext tragedy
influencedTitleOf "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" (various derivative works)
"Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" (novel by Gabrielle Zevin)
language English
literaryDevice alliteration
literaryPeriodContext English Renaissance
locationInText near the end of Macbeth
memorability highly memorable opening line
meter iambic rhythm (loosely aligned with iambic pentameter of the speech)
partOf "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow" soliloquy
quotationLength short phrase
repetitionDevice anaphora
spokenByCharacter Macbeth
theatricalFormContext Elizabethan drama
theme despair
futility of life
inevitability of time
monotony of existence
mortality
nihilism
tone melancholic
pessimistic
usedInContext discussions of time and repetition
literary criticism of Macbeth
performances and adaptations of Macbeth
workFromWhichItIsQuoted Macbeth

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"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow" partOf "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow" soliloquy
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