All the World’s a Stage(12th Standard) - Simple Paragraph Answer

All the World’s a Stage 

(from As You Like It)

                         - William Shakespeare

 Describe the various stages of a man’s life picturised in the poem “All the World’s a stage.”

 Introduction

All the world's a stage is written by William Shakespeare. In this poem, he describes the seven stages of every man's life. The poet considers the world to a stage. All the men and woman are the actors. 

First Stage

Infancy is the first stage. He is weeping and vomiting in the nurse's arm. 

Second Stage

In the second stage, it is  the age of school going boy. Laziness and unwillingness to go to school are the characteristics of this stage. He is compared to a snail. 

Third Stage

He becomes a lover in the third stage. The lover sighs like a furnace. He writes woeful ballads to his girlfriend. 

Fourth Stage

In this stage, he is a soldier. He is aggressive and ambitious. He seeks reputation in everything. He promises to guard his country. 

Fifth Stage

Now, he is a judge. He behaves firm and serious with the people around him. He shows his wisdom in his wise sayings and modern instances. 

Sixth Stage

In the sixth stage, he turns into a thin old man. He wears spectacles on nose and has a pouch on his side. 

Seventh Stage

At the last stage, the man becomes a child again. Man loses his eye sight, hearing, smell and taste.

Conclusion

Shakespeare explains all the seven stages of life in the poem "All the World's a Stage"