Macbeth: Come What Come May 2


It was ninth grade English class when we read the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare.  How did the education system expect a hormonal class full of fifteen-year-olds to grasp a confusing dialect about a man who follows the prophecy of three witches about becoming King of Scotland?  As a teenage girl, I’d much rather re-read Romeo and Juliet now that I completely understood what it was about without a teacher’s direction.  Regardless of the boredom and lack of interest, as a class, we read the play. 

To be completely honest, I can’t tell you a damn thing about the play.  And to be fair, I actually had to Google, Wikipedia, SparkNotes and CliffsNotes Macbeth to refresh my memory.  It didn’t help – I had no clue what Macbeth entailed.

I remember sitting in my seat, reading the play when we came to Act 1: Scene 3.  I was bored to tears and wasn’t entirely paying attention.  Thinking about gabbing with my friends about my crush were probably occupying my thoughts.  Then I heard Macbeth’s line.  It stopped my thought process immediately.  It hit me like a ton of bricks. 

“Come what come may, time and the hour runs through the roughest day.”

 

Macbeth: Come What Come May

I remember it like yesterday.  Once one of my classmates read the line, I had to find my place back in the book and re-read the line over and over again.  The other students continued reading and flipping pages as I just sat there pondering this glorious quote.  A quote has never before rung so true to me.  It was completely and utterly true.  No matter what you face in a moment, a day, a week, a year – time always passes and you will always get through your troubles no matter how long it takes.  Time is forever ticking and circumstances change and pass with time, but always remember to take it Day by Day.

To this day (17 years later), when times get tough – I refer to this quote; a quote by William Shakespeare about a play that I have no clue about its plot.  However, isn’t that what education should be about?  Education should not always be about remembering what you read, but getting something meaningful out of what was read.

I want to share with you that in your Journey Called Life – no matter what:
“Come what come may, time and the hour runs through the roughest day.” Macbeth.


 

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About Amanda Sue

I’m on a Journey. A Journey Called Life. Destination? Unknown. Happiness? Generally. Frustrations? Definitely. Embracing it? You bet your ass I am! [Enlighten, Encourage & Embrace]

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