"all the world is a stage and we are merely players"
2006-12-18 12:34:27 · 7 answers · asked by nintendofreak_1990 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
It's not a poem, but a play: As You Like It
2006-12-18 12:42:02 · answer #1 · answered by Mindy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's "As You Like It"
In a similar but darker vein is:
"Life's but a poor player
that struts and frets its hour upon the stage
and is heard no more
'tis a tale told by an idiot
Full of sound and fury
Signifying nothing"
From Macbeth .... sorry, the Scottish Play
2006-12-18 12:44:47 · answer #2 · answered by 2Bs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"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."
--From As You Like It (II, vii, 139-143)
You can find this information on various web sites.
2006-12-18 12:44:57 · answer #3 · answered by BSB 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I think that quote was in his play The Merchant of Venice.
2006-12-18 17:41:52 · answer #4 · answered by MalinaB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As You Like It II. vii. 139
2006-12-18 12:42:09 · answer #5 · answered by Mad About Purple 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's from the book,"as you like it",very good play by the way (:
2006-12-18 12:42:50 · answer #6 · answered by Ellie 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
your quote is so prosaic that I doubt it's an actual quote but I guess it has to be from one of his dramas. Maybe Othello but I could be wrong.
2006-12-18 12:39:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋