Men Quotes
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.
"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."— William Shakespeare
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Meaning of this quote
Jaques presents life as a succession of roles, arrivals, and departures. His speech organizes human ageing into a dramatic sequence of seven stages.
Key takeaway:
Notice how responsibilities and social roles change across a life.
Origin of the quote
As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII, Jaques.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe passage opens the Seven Ages speech. It is a character’s theatrical view of life, not an exhaustive account of human development.
