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Macbeth, Act V, Scene V
— Top of scene. You open. —
Tomorrow, and …
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.
The speech has three movements: time ('tomorrow... yesterdays'), the candle, the actor. Memorize as three short pieces, then bridge them.
The repetition of 'tomorrow' three times is the doorway in. Once that's locked, the rest follows.
The famous phrases ('signifying nothing', 'sound and fury') are end-points — work backward from them so you always know where you're heading.
Don't perform despair while learning — the rhythm IS the despair. Trust the meter and the meaning will arrive.