ALL THE WORLD?

All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players – As You Like It: Act II Sc VII. “All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players.” Thus spake Jaques in reflective mood, And that concept gave me food For thought. If the world was a stage, What would you call the theatre, The Globe? And then I went on to probe Other questions raised. If all the men and women were merely players, Where would you find a director? Who would be the audience And where would they sit If the whole world’s the stage? I’m sorry Will, I may be dense But that soliloquy is sans sense.