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What is the central idea of the monologue 'All the world's a stage'?
Life is like a stage on which people play roles.
According to the monologue, what is the best part of one's life?
When one is a lover, soldier, and judge
How many stages of life are described in the monologue?
Seven
What happens to people in the later stages of life, according to the monologue?
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What is the speaker's tone in the monologue?
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What is the main theme of the monologue 'All the world's a stage'?
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What is the origin of the concept of the 'seven ages'?
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What is the meter of the monologue 'All the world's a stage'?
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Who is the speaker of the monologue 'All the world's a stage'?
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What is the name of the play in which the monologue 'All the world's a stage' appears?
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What is the length of the monologue 'All the world's a stage'?
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What literary device is used in the phrase 'creeping like a snail'
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What is the effect of the repetition of words like 'ans' and 'age' in the monologue?
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What is the literary device used in the phrase 'Made to his mistress' eyebrow'
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What is the effect of the use of alliteration in the monologue?
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What is the central concept of the monologue, as presented through the extended metaphor?
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What is the literary device used in the phrase 'pipes / And whistles in his sound'
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In which stage of life is a person described as a soldier?
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What is the characteristic of the voice in the Old Age stage?
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In which stage of life is a person described as a judge?
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What is the main characteristic of the Boyhood stage?
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What is the outcome of the final stage of life?
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What is the main characteristic of Infancy?
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What is the main characteristic of Adolescence?
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What is the change that occurs in a person's mind in the Old Age stage?
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What is the main concept conveyed by Jacques' statement 'All the world's a stage'?
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What is the effect of Jacques declaring 'you are just as much of an actor as he is'?
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What is the significance of the 'seven ages' concept introduced by Shakespeare?
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Why is the concept of the 'seven ages' significant in the monologue?
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What is the purpose of Jacques comparing people to actors?
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What is implied by Jacques' statement that people 'enter, they exit, just like performers'?
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What is the tone of the monologue as it relates to the audience?
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Study Notes
Shakespeare's "All the World's a Stage"
- The monologue begins by comparing life to a stage, where men and women play different roles throughout their lives.
The Seven Ages of Man
- The seven ages of man are a concept that dates back to medieval philosophy, with roots in the 12th century.
- The ages are:
- Infancy: characterized by a baby crying and throwing up in the caregiver's lap.
- Boyhood: described as a school-going boy unwilling to go to school.
- Adolescence/Teenage: depicted as a dejected lover who composes sad songs for his beloved.
- Youth: presented as a soldier, unafraid of dire challenges.
- Middle Age: described as a judge or one who practices law, where one starts to mature and becomes wiser.
- Old Age: characterized by a loss of control of senses, and eventually becoming dependent on others.
- Death: the final stage, where life ends abruptly, leaving a person with nothing.
Literary Devices
- Simile: used in comparisons, such as "creeping like a snail" and "soldier… bearded like the pard".
- Metaphor: the entire speech is a metaphor, where men and women are portrayed as players, and life is portrayed as the stage.
- Repetition: used to emphasize certain words, such as "sans", "age", etc.
- Anaphora: used in the eighth and ninth lines, starting with the word "And".
- Synecdoche: used in phrases, such as "Made to his mistress' eyebrow" and "And then the justice".
- Alliteration: used in phrases, such as "his shrunk shank" and "quick in quarrel".
- Onomatopoeia: used in "pipes / And whistles in his sound".
- Asyndeton: used in "Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything".
Structure and Form
- The monologue is 28 lines long, written in blank verse, or unrhymed iambic pentameter.
- The lines do not rhyme, but contain five sets of two beats, with an unstressed and stressed syllable.
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