Life Is A Drama Analysis

Life is a Drama “A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.” William Shakespeare is known as one of literature’s greatest influences. He was a very famous playwright in 1594. Shakespeare wrote many famous plays in his time at the Lord Chamberlain 's Men. Some of his plays like Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet are still being used today. Shakespeare was also known for his poems, one of his famous poems was “The Seven Ages of Men”. In this poem Shakespeare considers life to be a dramatic play where men and women enter the stage to play their role then exit when their play is over. Shakespeare uses metaphors and imagery to show that the word is a stage and a man’s life is a play. The universal theme of the poem

in As You Like It by the Shmoop Editorial Team, says that Shakespeare “breaks down a human life into seven stages: puking infant, whining school boy, young sighing lover, soldier, the "justice" or upstanding leader, silly old man who thinks he 's still young ("pantaloon"), duper-old man, toothless, blind, and as helpless as a baby.” This is important because it proves that the poem was dividing life into different parts. It is proving that Shakespeare 's intention was to show that life is a drama. The article also says that the idea of the “whole "ages of man" concept is pretty ancient.” This is important because it shows the the theme of life being a drama has been around even before Shakespeare wrote his poem. It is showing that other people also believed that life is a drama like Shakespeare did. The article also says that the poem uses alliteration and that an “example of alliteration in the poem is, “shrunk shank” and “plays his part”.” By Shakespeare using the alliteration he is emphasizing that life is a drama and everyone has a part to play in the drama. This is important because it proves that the poem’s theme is that life is a drama and everyone has a part to play. It show that the poem’s universal theme is that everyone’s life is a drama and they each have a roles to play that will one day come to an