Macbeth’s lost callback

Following another test failure, Macbeth ponders his pitiful code. In desperation he implores the overlooked callback to invoke itself.

SEYTON

The tests, my lord, have failed.

MACBETH

I should have used a promise;

There would have been an object ready made.

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,

Loops o'er this petty code in endless mire,

To the last iteration of recorded time;

And all our tests have long since found

Their way to dusty death. Shout, shout, brief handle!

Thine’s but a ghoulish shadow, an empty layer

That waits in vain to play upon this stage;

And then is lost, ignored. Yours is a tale

Told by an idiot, full of orphaned logic

Signifying nothing.

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Original text:

SEYTON

The queen, my lord, is dead.

MACBETH

She should have died hereafter;

There would have been a time for such a word.

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,

Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,

To the last syllable of recorded time;

And all our yesterdays have lighted fools

The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!

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. — Macbeth (Act 5, Scene 5, lines 17-28)