Important Questions Class 10 Chapter 1.4 kumarbharati English Maharashtra Board

All the World’s a Stage

Short Questions  

1. Who wrote the poem ‘All the World’s a Stage’?

Ans: William Shakespeare.

2. From which play is this poem taken?

Ans: From the play As You Like It.

3. What is the world compared to in the poem?

Ans: The world is compared to a stage.

4. Who are the ‘players’ on the stage?

Ans: Men and women are the players.

5. How many stages of life are described in the poem?

Ans: Seven stages.

6. What is the first stage of life?

Ans: Infancy – the baby mewling and puking.

7. How is the schoolboy described?

Ans: He is unwilling to go to school and creeps like a snail.

8. What does the lover do in the third stage?

Ans: He sighs deeply and writes sad songs for his beloved.

9. What is the fourth stage of life?

Ans: The soldier.

10. What is the soldier seeking?

Ans: He seeks a short-lived reputation, even in danger.

11. How is the judge described in the fifth stage?

Ans: He has a round belly, formal beard, and speaks wise sayings.

12. What happens in the sixth stage?

Ans: Man becomes thin, wears spectacles, and speaks in a weak voice.

13. What is the final stage called?

Ans: Second childishness and oblivion.

14. What does ‘sans everything’ mean?

Ans: Without teeth, eyes, taste, and everything.

15. What is the main idea of the poem?

Ans: Life is like a play and people play different roles as they grow.

Long Questions

1. What is the poem ‘All the World’s a Stage’ about?

Ans: The poem describes life as a drama where each person plays seven roles from birth to death.

2.Why is the schoolboy compared to a snail?

Ans: Because he goes to school very slowly and unwillingly like a snail.

3. How is the lover described in the poem?

Ans: He sighs like a furnace and writes sad poems for his lover.

4. What does the poet say about the soldier’s stage?

Ans: The soldier is quick to fight, full of oaths, and risks his life for a short reputation.

5. How does the judge behave in the fifth stage?

Ans: The judge is wise, serious, and full of sayings and examples.

6. What changes occur in the sixth stage?

Ans: Man becomes weak, thin, and wears glasses, with a voice like a child’s.

7. What happens in the seventh stage of life?

Ans: A person becomes like a child again-forgetful, helpless, and without senses.

8. What message does Shakespeare give through this poem?

Ans: Life is temporary, and we all pass through different stages like actors in a play.