Poetry Analysis: "From Macbeth"

“From Macbeth (Act V, Scene V),” by William Shakespeare is a time in the play when Macbeth is explaining his view on life. I have read the entire play before, so I have a good idea of how depressed Macbeth is at this point in the play. He sees life as a dark abyss with no meaning and no joy. His opinions of darkness and despair are evident in such lines as “Out, out, brief candle,” and “Life’s but a walking shadow.” By comparing life to a brief candle, Macbeth believes that life is short with little light, or joy. He also believes once the candle is blown out, life will be forgotten and will be “signifying nothing.”