All the World's a Stage / The Seven Ages of Man: By William Shakespeare
[Summary, Analysis, Interpretation and Important Questions and Answers ] All the World's a Stage By --- William Shakespeare (A Stage: Where Players Play Their Roles) In a Nut-Shell : In this poem Shakespeare compares life to a stage. According to the poet, a man's life on the earth consists of seven stages. Every stage has its own characteristics and features. The different stages in a man's life are as follows: An infant, helpless and crying A complaining school boy A lover A bearded soldier A wise justice An old man Second childhood (The Seven Stages of a Man) Right from birth to death, every human being has to go through all these seven stages, fulling the roles and responsibilities of every stage. -------------------------------------------------------------- Short Summary : This poem is taken from William Shakespeare's famous drama 'As You Like It'. There is a character in this drama called Jacque, and this poem is his monologue. This famous monologue