“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow”
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“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow” is the opening phrase of one of Macbeth’s most famous soliloquies in Shakespeare’s tragedy, reflecting on the futility and repetitiveness of life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5769645 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow” Context triple: [Macbeth, famousLine, “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow”]
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A.
And death shall have no dominion
"And death shall have no dominion" is a lyrical and metaphysical poem by Dylan Thomas that meditates on the endurance of the human spirit beyond death.
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B.
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" is a renowned Shakespearean line expressing the idea that the intrinsic nature of something is unaffected by what it is called.
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C.
“Tomorrow”
“Tomorrow” is a track from The Roots’ concept album …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin, contributing to the record’s dark, socially conscious narrative.
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D.
Carpe Diem
Carpe Diem is a popular expansion for the card game Uno that adds new cards and rules to vary gameplay.
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E.
Carpe Diem
Carpe Diem is a 2020 studio album by Nigerian rapper and singer Olamide that blends Afrobeats, hip-hop, and street-pop influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow” Target entity description: “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow” is the opening phrase of one of Macbeth’s most famous soliloquies in Shakespeare’s tragedy, reflecting on the futility and repetitiveness of life.
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A.
And death shall have no dominion
"And death shall have no dominion" is a lyrical and metaphysical poem by Dylan Thomas that meditates on the endurance of the human spirit beyond death.
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B.
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" is a renowned Shakespearean line expressing the idea that the intrinsic nature of something is unaffected by what it is called.
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C.
“Tomorrow”
“Tomorrow” is a track from The Roots’ concept album …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin, contributing to the record’s dark, socially conscious narrative.
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D.
Carpe Diem
Carpe Diem is a popular expansion for the card game Uno that adds new cards and rules to vary gameplay.
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E.
Carpe Diem
Carpe Diem is a 2020 studio album by Nigerian rapper and singer Olamide that blends Afrobeats, hip-hop, and street-pop influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean phrase
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literary quotation ⓘ opening phrase of a soliloquy ⓘ |
| appearsInAct | Act 5 ⓘ |
| appearsInScene | Scene 5 ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
frequently referenced in discussions of existentialism
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one of Shakespeare's most quoted lines ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
expression of Macbeth's existential crisis
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reaction to Lady Macbeth's death ⓘ reflection on the meaninglessness of life ⓘ |
| firstKnownPublicationContext | First Folio of Shakespeare's plays (1623) as part of Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | "creeps in this petty pace from day to day" ⓘ |
| genreContext | tragedy ⓘ |
| influencedTitleOf |
"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" (various derivative works)
NERFINISHED
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"Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" (novel by Gabrielle Zevin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice | alliteration ⓘ |
| literaryPeriodContext | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationInText | near the end of Macbeth ⓘ |
| memorability | highly memorable opening line ⓘ |
| meter | iambic rhythm (loosely aligned with iambic pentameter of the speech) ⓘ |
| partOf | "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow" soliloquy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quotationLength | short phrase ⓘ |
| repetitionDevice | anaphora ⓘ |
| spokenByCharacter | Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatricalFormContext | Elizabethan drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
despair
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futility of life ⓘ inevitability of time ⓘ monotony of existence ⓘ mortality ⓘ nihilism ⓘ |
| tone |
melancholic
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pessimistic ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
discussions of time and repetition
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literary criticism of Macbeth ⓘ performances and adaptations of Macbeth ⓘ |
| workFromWhichItIsQuoted | Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow” Description of subject: “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow” is the opening phrase of one of Macbeth’s most famous soliloquies in Shakespeare’s tragedy, reflecting on the futility and repetitiveness of life.
Referenced by (1)
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