Question

After Lady Macbeth's death, Macbeth expresses nihilistic thoughts, saying, "Out, out, brief candle!" What does this reveal about his state of mind?

Answer 1

Macbeth's feeling of hopelessness,

Step-by-step explanation:

Out, out brief candle. These words reflect Macbeth's feeling of hopelessness, of course, but they have a self-justifying streak as well—for if life is “full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing,” then Macbeth's crimes, too, are meaningless rather than evil.