all the world's a stage

== English == === Etymology === Coined by the English playwright William Shakespeare (baptized 1564; died 1616) from the beginning of a monologue delivered by the character Jaques in Act II, scene vii, of the play As You Like It, believed to have been written in 1599: “All the world’s a stage, / And all the men and women, meerly Players; […]”. === Pronunciation === === Proverb === all the world's a stage People have roles to play in life just as actors do in the theatre. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === all the world's a stage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia