Macbeth 2.3 Performance: Macbeth, Lines 88-93

The transcript reflects on a time of blessing, the inevitability of mortality, and the triviality of life. It discusses the loss of renown and grace, and concludes with the notion that the essence of life has been drawn out, leaving only emptiness.

What does the speaker reflect on in the first section?

• A blessed time

• A troubled past

• A forgotten memory

• A future ambition

In the second section, what is said to be insignificant?

• Knowledge

• Friendship

• Life itself

• Material wealth

What is described as 'dead' in the second section?

• Hope

• Renown and grace

• Joy

• Wisdom

What has been 'drawn' according to the third section?

• The map of destiny

• The sword of justice

• The curtain of fate

• The wine of life

What remains to be 'bragged of' in the final section?

• A mere shell

• A hidden treasure

• A forgotten tale

• A distant dream