The Best Is Yet To Come Meaning
Act 1- “The Best is Yet to Come” by Frank Sinatra : The jolly, hopeful mood of this song fits Macbeth’s feeling after he won the battle. While the line “The Best is Yet to Come” is true in the mind of Macbeth, it is ironic in the full scale of the play.
Scene (Mcdonwald’s Defeat)- Bellbottoms by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion : The energy and victorious feel of this song emphasizes Macbeth's triumph of Macdonwald.
Act 2- “Dead Wrong” by Notorious B.I.G. : Macbeth is torn between his impure desire and the morality of fulfilling his desires. Mirroring this internal conflict Notorious B.I.G. raps a verse about terrible things he could do then backtracks due to their immorality with the refrain, “Big, you're dead wrong”.
Scene (Bloody Hands) “U” by Kendrick Lamar- After Macbeth has killed duncan he is filled with regret and self hatred. In “U”, Kendrick Lamar criticizes his own shortcomings from a third person point of view, and drowns in the regrets of his own misdoing. …show more content…
Act 3- “Welcome to Heartbreak” by Kanye West : Kanye’s line, “My head keeps spinning Can’t stop having these visions” rings true in Macbeth’s life in a more literal sense as he falls into madness and continues seeing visions.
The line, “Look back on my life and my life gone… where did I go wrong?” essentially encapsulates Macbeth’s self reflective
thoughts.
Scene (Banquo’s murder) “Crown” by Jay Z : “They will never take my crown”, Jay Z’s line is reflected in Macbeth having Banquo murdered to prevent Banquo’s sons from becoming kings. The entitled arrogance of the song fits Macbeth’s feelings of ownership over the crown.
Act 4- “One More Road to Cross” by DMX : DMX’s “Gotta live my life like there's one more move to make” mentality perfectly fits Macbeth as he becomes more and more paranoid-- making moves to silence any threats to himself.
Scene (Macduff’s Castle) “Bed Intruder Song” by Antoine Dodson : “Hide your kids, hide your wife” could not be more accurate when Macbeth has Macduff's wife and child murdered.
Act 5- Death Around the Corner by 2Pac : Macbeth becomes aware of his imminent death and chooses to die in battle rather than attempting to run away. Tupac echos this with the lines, “ I see death around the corner” and , “A real motherfucker will pick the time he goes”.
Scene (Macbeth vs MacDuff)- The Final Countdown by Europe : The epic instrumentation of this classic is fitting for the final battle of Macbeth’s life.
Scene (Mcdonwald’s Defeat)- Bellbottoms by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion : The energy and victorious feel of this song emphasizes Macbeth's triumph of Macdonwald.
Act 2- “Dead Wrong” by Notorious B.I.G. : Macbeth is torn between his impure desire and the morality of fulfilling his desires. Mirroring this internal conflict Notorious B.I.G. raps a verse about terrible things he could do then backtracks due to their immorality with the refrain, “Big, you're dead wrong”.
Scene (Bloody Hands) “U” by Kendrick Lamar- After Macbeth has killed duncan he is filled with regret and self hatred. In “U”, Kendrick Lamar criticizes his own shortcomings from a third person point of view, and drowns in the regrets of his own misdoing. …show more content…
Act 3- “Welcome to Heartbreak” by Kanye West : Kanye’s line, “My head keeps spinning Can’t stop having these visions” rings true in Macbeth’s life in a more literal sense as he falls into madness and continues seeing visions.
The line, “Look back on my life and my life gone… where did I go wrong?” essentially encapsulates Macbeth’s self reflective
thoughts.
Scene (Banquo’s murder) “Crown” by Jay Z : “They will never take my crown”, Jay Z’s line is reflected in Macbeth having Banquo murdered to prevent Banquo’s sons from becoming kings. The entitled arrogance of the song fits Macbeth’s feelings of ownership over the crown.
Act 4- “One More Road to Cross” by DMX : DMX’s “Gotta live my life like there's one more move to make” mentality perfectly fits Macbeth as he becomes more and more paranoid-- making moves to silence any threats to himself.
Scene (Macduff’s Castle) “Bed Intruder Song” by Antoine Dodson : “Hide your kids, hide your wife” could not be more accurate when Macbeth has Macduff's wife and child murdered.
Act 5- Death Around the Corner by 2Pac : Macbeth becomes aware of his imminent death and chooses to die in battle rather than attempting to run away. Tupac echos this with the lines, “ I see death around the corner” and , “A real motherfucker will pick the time he goes”.
Scene (Macbeth vs MacDuff)- The Final Countdown by Europe : The epic instrumentation of this classic is fitting for the final battle of Macbeth’s life.