Here is the question :
WHAT SHAKESPEARE PLAY FEATURES THE PHRASE “ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE”?
Here is the option for the question :
- Hamlet
- Romeo and Juliet
- Othello
- As You Like It
The Answer:
And, the answer for the the question is :
Explanation:
[STC0019651]. ‘The world is a theatre, and all the men and women are only actors.’ So starts Jaques’ speech in Act II, Scene VII of Shakespeare’s comedy ‘As You Like It.’ The speech compares a person’s life to a play, and the various stages of that life to distinct ‘acts.’ Jaques refers to’seven ages,’ or roles: the newborn, the schoolboy, the lover, the soldier, the judge, the ‘lean and slippered pantaloon,’ and’second childishness,’ which refers to a period of deterioration near the end of a person’s life. The lecture became known as ‘The Seven Ages of Man.’