All the World’s a Stage
Short Questions
1. Who wrote the poem ‘All the World’s a Stage’?
Ans: William Shakespeare.
2. From which play is this poem taken?
Ans: From the play As You Like It.
3. What is the world compared to in the poem?
Ans: The world is compared to a stage.
4. Who are the ‘players’ on the stage?
Ans: Men and women are the players.
5. How many stages of life are described in the poem?
Ans: Seven stages.
6. What is the first stage of life?
Ans: Infancy – the baby mewling and puking.
7. How is the schoolboy described?
Ans: He is unwilling to go to school and creeps like a snail.
8. What does the lover do in the third stage?
Ans: He sighs deeply and writes sad songs for his beloved.
9. What is the fourth stage of life?
Ans: The soldier.
10. What is the soldier seeking?
Ans: He seeks a short-lived reputation, even in danger.
11. How is the judge described in the fifth stage?
Ans: He has a round belly, formal beard, and speaks wise sayings.
12. What happens in the sixth stage?
Ans: Man becomes thin, wears spectacles, and speaks in a weak voice.
13. What is the final stage called?
Ans: Second childishness and oblivion.
14. What does ‘sans everything’ mean?
Ans: Without teeth, eyes, taste, and everything.
15. What is the main idea of the poem?
Ans: Life is like a play and people play different roles as they grow.
Long Questions
1. What is the poem ‘All the World’s a Stage’ about?
Ans: The poem describes life as a drama where each person plays seven roles from birth to death.
2.Why is the schoolboy compared to a snail?
Ans: Because he goes to school very slowly and unwillingly like a snail.
3. How is the lover described in the poem?
Ans: He sighs like a furnace and writes sad poems for his lover.
4. What does the poet say about the soldier’s stage?
Ans: The soldier is quick to fight, full of oaths, and risks his life for a short reputation.
5. How does the judge behave in the fifth stage?
Ans: The judge is wise, serious, and full of sayings and examples.
6. What changes occur in the sixth stage?
Ans: Man becomes weak, thin, and wears glasses, with a voice like a child’s.
7. What happens in the seventh stage of life?
Ans: A person becomes like a child again-forgetful, helpless, and without senses.
8. What message does Shakespeare give through this poem?
Ans: Life is temporary, and we all pass through different stages like actors in a play.
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