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Life is a tale told by an idiot – Really?

In the Shakespearean tragedy entitled Macbeth, emotionally supercharged and seemingly on the verge of insanity, the protagonist of the play, from whom the play derives its title, uttered these intriguing words; “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage,…it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

Motivated by three witches and egged on by his wife, the former army general allowed his ambition to ascend to the throne, and his obsession to cling on to power as if for dear life, to turn him into a bloodthirsty monster.

Not only did Macbeth assassinate the king, but tyranny held sway as the desire to protect himself and his position pushed him to bungle leadership and soak his hands with blood. At the time he uttered the aforementioned words, his wife was dead, and death was knocking on his door. No doubt at the nadir of despair, with his sense of accountability blunted, he derived comfort in thinking that life signified nothing.

Editor's Comment
BDF visitation approval a welcome development

BDF camps are military camps, and there is a need for stricter rules and regulations to safeguard their operations as well as ensure the safety of civilians. Of course, military personnel are human, and they have relatives as well as girlfriends and boyfriends, but the fact remains that the BDF is responsible for ensuring national security and stability and, as such, will be one of the first targets in the event of possible attacks. The decision...

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