All the World’s a Stage — Chapter Summary
Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · English
Summary of All the World’s a Stage for Maharashtra Board Class 10 English. Part of the Maharashtra Board Class 10 English syllabus.
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Overview
Notice the central idea: human life is compared to a stage, and people are compared to actors. Shakespeare presents life as a series of parts, with each person entering and leaving the stage at different times. The poem traces seven stages of life, from infancy to old age, and shows how human behavi
Key Concepts
The world is compared to
The world is compared to a stage, and men and women are compared to players or actors. This comparison continues throughout the poem and gives the poe
Every person enters the stage
Every person enters the stage of life at birth and exits at death. These words show that life is temporary.
Life is divided into seven stages
Life is divided into seven stages: the infant, the schoolboy, the lover, the soldier, the justice, the pantaloon, and the last scene or second childis
The first age is the infant
The first age is the infant, who is helpless and depends on others. The words mewling and puking suggest crying and vomiting in the nurse’s arms.
The second age is the whining
The second age is the whining schoolboy, who goes to school unwillingly with a satchel. The third age is the lover, who is emotional and sighs like a
Learning Objectives
- Understand the extended metaphor of the world as a stage
- Identify the seven stages of human life
- Explain the meaning of key expressions used in the poem
- Describe how Shakespeare presents human life as a cycle of change
- Recall the sequence of the seven ages for exam revision
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