Question

Read the passage. Excerpt from “All the World’s a Stage” by William Shakespeare All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven stages. In this poem, players is what type of symbol? summarizing animal object person

Answer 1

I took this test too. They are described as actors, they have their roles and they play their roles in the game of life, if you will. If its a multiple choice test, give me the options then.

Answer 2

Hi there!

The answer you are looking for is option D. Person.

In this excerpt of “All the World’s a Stage” by William Shakespeare, “players” is a symbol for human beings. With this poem, he describes the changes in life. These lines symbolize the fact that men and women, in the course of their lives, perform different roles. "A stage" symbolizes the world, as "players" is a symbol for human beings.

Hope this helps!