Be-all and end-all?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="University">University</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="be">be</span>-<span word="all">all</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="end">end</span>-<span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Getting">Getting</span> <span word="enrolled">enrolled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="with">with</span>: “<span word="That">That</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="all">all</span>”, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>; <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="That">That</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span>”, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="be">be</span>-<span word="all">all</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="end">end</span>-<span word="all">all</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="utmost">utmost</span> <span word="importance">importance</span>, <span word="trumping">trumping</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="else">else</span>.</p><p><span word="William">William</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="coined">coined</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mcbeth">Mcbeth</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1605, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Phrases">Phrases</span>.<span word="org">org</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bard">bard</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Macbeth">Macbeth</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="contemplating">contemplating</span> <span word="assassinating">assassinating</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Duncan">Duncan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throne">throne</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>.:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="when">when</span> ‘<span word="tis">tis</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="then">then</span> ‘<span word="twere">twere</span> <span word="well">well</span></p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="th">th</span>’ <span word="assassination">assassination</span></p><p><span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="trammel">trammel</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="catch">catch</span></p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="surcease">surcease</span>, <span word="success">success</span>: <span word="that">that</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="blow">blow</span></p><p><span word="Might">Might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="be">be</span>-<span word="all">all</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>-<span word="all">all</span></p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="play">play</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plot">plot</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="aware">aware</span>, <span word="things">things</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Macbeth">Macbeth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> ‘<span word="end">end</span> <span word="all">all</span>’.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Duncan">Duncan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="end">end</span> <span word="all">all</span>” <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Macbeth">Macbeth</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="end">end</span> <span word="all">all</span>” <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="youngster">youngster</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p>
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