Life Quotes
The world is a stage and the play is badly cast.
"The world is a stage and the play is badly cast."— Oscar Wilde
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Meaning of this quote
The theatrical metaphor suggests that people often seem mismatched to the roles life gives them. In the story, it also contributes to the tension between personal agency and supposed destiny.
Key takeaway:
Question whether the role expected of you fits your actual capacities.
Origin of the quote
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1891), Part I, narrative discussion of fate and performance.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe story includes a linking conjunction that the post omits. The central clause and Wilde attribution are traceable in the full text.
