All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women are merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts.
Shakespeare
It is eye-opening to analyse Shakespeare’s lines through the lens of God’s Word. When stripped from poetry and approached from the perspective of a reborn child of God, these lines can present the truth of the Creator and be magnified by “all the world”.
Poetic presentation
Shakespeare’s craftsmanship is known globally. The stages of life, as depicted in “As You Like It”, are