All the world's a stage
And all the men and women merely players.
REFERENCE
(i) Poem: All the World's a Stage
(ii) Poet: William Shakespeare
CONTEXT
(i) Occurrence: Line 1-2/28
(ii) Content:
In this poem the poet says that the world is a stage and man is an
actor. He performs seven roles in his life on this stage. He starts his
performance as an infant, then a school boy, a lover, a soldier, a
justice, a retired person and finally an old man.
EXPLANATION
In these proverbial lines the poet has used two beautiful metaphors.
Firstly he says that the planet earth is a huge platform where the
performance of the drama named "life" keeps on taking place. "All the World's a Stage" is, in fact, a phrase that begins a monologue spoken by Jacques in "As You Like It"
Act 2, scene 7, line 139. Secondly he says that all human beings are
merely stage actors. Like actors, they also entertain others. They dress
well to make others happy. They behave well to make others impressed.
They keep an appearance most of the time like that of actors. Thus they
do not lead an independent life but are merely puppets or actors.
Shahbaz Asghar (03338602196)
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