ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The poet compares the world to
A
a story book
B
a film
C
a stage
D
a playground
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The poet has compared the world with a stage as the stage is a platform where the actors come and play their role very effeciently.as in the manner the god gave us the birth in the form of human and send us to the earth .

Detailed explanation-2: -The poet compares the world to a stage because he thought all men and women behave like the actors of a drama.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. Explanation: The poet uses ‘stage’ as a metaphor for the entire world where all the men and women are merely actors destined to play a certain role. People arrive and depart with passage of time as soon as their purpose is done on the ‘stage’.

Detailed explanation-4: -Summary of the Seven Ages of Man speech. This monologue compares the world with a stage in a theatre. Men and women are the actors or players on this stage. Actors playing roles have entrances and exits during a performance.

Detailed explanation-5: -People have roles to play in life just as actors do in the theatre.

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