All the world's a stage

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1. The beginning of a speech in the play As You Like It, by William Shakespeare. It is also called “The Seven Ages of Man,” because it treats that many periods in a man's life: his years as infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, judge, foolish old man, and finally “second childishness and mere oblivion.” The speech begins: “All the world's a stage, / And all the men and women merely players….”

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All the world's a stage

All the world’s a stage, and all the cadets are merely players.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023

As part of our conversation, we decided that Shakespeare was right: "All the world's a stage" and we had both played many roles.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2023

All the world’s a stage, and every house is a set wherein individuals enact their private dramas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2020

When television arrived, the DuMont network came up with the strapline: “Verily Mr Shakespeare. All the world’s a stage ... with television.”

From The Guardian ● Apr. 7, 2016

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.

From Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. (Edith) Nesbit

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