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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." --Act 5, Macbeth, Shakespeare
Which sentence uses the ellipsis correctly when integrating this quotation?

A) Macbeth cries out that "Life's . . . but a walking shadow."
B) Macbeth believes that life's ". . . a tale / Told by an idiot."
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C) Macbeth says that life is "full of sound and fury . . . signifying nothing."
D) Macbeth describes life as a "poor player that struts . . . his hour upon the stage."

Answer 1

B

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Answer 2

Answer: B) Macbeth believes that life's ". . . a tale / Told by an idiot."

Explanation: This quote, spoken by Macbeth, means that life is brief and meaningless. In comparing life to an actor who "struts" for only an hour upon the stage and then "is heard no more," Macbeth is commenting on the fleeting nature of life. Macbeth then compares life to a story told by an "idiot," meaning that life has no more significance than an idiot's pointless rambling. Macbeth speaks these bleak words shortly after learning of his wife's death.