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- ‘All The World’S A Stage’ Monologue, Spoken by Jaques, Act 2 Scene 7
- “All The World’S A Stage” as An Idiom
- The Meaning of The Idiom
- The Idiom in Popular Culture
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(act ii, scene vii) In this ‘all the world’s a stage’ monologue, Shakespeare is seeing life as a drama acted out on a stage in a theatre. Each phase of life is an act in the drama. William Shakespeare knew or understood a lot about many things. He knew about the lives of monarchs and the way they operate – what goes on in their private and public l...
The idiom “all the world’s a stage” is a metaphor that compares life to a play. It is often used to suggest that people are like actors, playing different roles in different situations. The phrase was first used by William Shakespeare in his play As You Like It, in which the character Jaques says: In this passage, Jaques is describing the seven sta...
The idiom “all the world’s a stage” has a few different meanings. On one level, it simply means that life is full of different roles that we play. We are all students, workers, parents, friends, and so on. Each of these roles has its own set of expectations and responsibilities. On a deeper level, the idiom suggests that our lives are like a play. ...
The idiom “all the world’s a stage” has been used in many different contexts in popular culture. It has been used in movies, TV shows, songs, and books. For example, the idiom is used in the title of the 1952 movie All About Eve. The movie is about a young actress who is willing to do anything to become successful. She sees the world as a stage, an...
Learn the meaning and context of Shakespeare's famous quote 'All the world's a stage' from his play As You Like It. Explore how he compares life to a play and people to actors, and how the idiom is used in popular culture.
A famous monologue from As You Like It, where Jaques compares life to a play and people to actors. He describes the seven ages of man from infancy to old age, using humorous and vivid language.
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely Players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His Acts being seven ages. At first, the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms. Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel.
What's the meaning of the phrase 'All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players'? Life is a play – we merely go through the stages of our life acting it out. The expression is usually shortened to ‘All the world’s a stage’.
