Who said world is a stage and man and woman are acter and actress
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As You Like It by William Shakespeare
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What does the quote "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players" mean?
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WILLIAM DELANEY eNotes educator | CERTIFIED EDUCATOR
The different roles to be played in the world are already written out and predetermined. The individual has no choice but to play his or her part, just like an actor who is assigned to play a particular role. The infant has to act just like an infant, crying and eating and sleeping. The infant boy finds himself playing the role of a schoolboy, and he acts like a schoolboy is supposed to act
Answer: Jaques
According to Jaques the world is a stage and all men and women are merely actors, who have their entrances and exits.
Explanation: Melancholy Jaques
"All the world's a stage" is the phrase that begins a monologue from William Shakespeare's pastoral comedy As You Like It, spoken by the melancholy Jaques in Act II Scene VII Line 138.