I know it’s cliché
To say “All the world’s a stage”
But truth lies here
To perform our parts
Versatility, adaptation
Assimilation
Roles presented as they may
To be hero or villain
Innocent or conniving
How much one chooses to reveal
To their audience
What secrets will stay hidden
Until a fight to the death
All in all
"All the world's a stage"
Jun 27, 2011
Jun 27, 2011 at 5:54 AM UTC
I know it’s cliché
To say “All the world’s a stage”
But truth lies here
To perform our parts
Versatility, adaptation
Assimilation
Roles presented as they may
To be hero or villain
Innocent or conniving
How much one chooses to reveal
To their audience
What secrets will stay hidden
Until a fight to the death
All in all
"All the world's a stage"
My own perceptions of the meaning of this famous line from As You Like It by William Shakespeare
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