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All the World’s a Stage
All the world’s a stage, 
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon’s mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
l satchel : school bag
l pard : poetical short
form of ‘leopard’
l cannon’s mouth :
facing great danger
to life
l youthful hose :
closefitting covering
for legs.
l players : actors
u What do ‘exits’ and
‘entrances’ refer to?
l puking : throwing
up, vomitting
l woeful ballad : sad
poem/song
u Why is reputation like
a bubble?
l with good capon
 lined : with excess
fat from careless
eating habits
l saws : sayings
l shank : legs (knee to
ankle)
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English 
poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the 
greatest writer in the English language and the world’s 
prominent dramatist. He is often called England’s 
national poet and the “Bard of Avon”.
This poem is taken from his play ‘As You Like 
It’. Here, he compares the world to a stage where 
the drama of human life is enacted.
24
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All the World’s a Stage
All the world’s a stage, 
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon’s mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
l satchel : school bag
l pard : poetical short
form of ‘leopard’
l cannon’s mouth :
facing great danger
to life
l youthful hose :
closefitting covering
for legs.
l players : actors
u What do ‘exits’ and
‘entrances’ refer to?
l puking : throwing
up, vomitting
l woeful ballad : sad
poem/song
u Why is reputation like
a bubble?
l with good capon
 lined : with excess
fat from careless
eating habits
l saws : sayings
l shank : legs (knee to
ankle)
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English 
poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the 
greatest writer in the English language and the world’s 
prominent dramatist. He is often called England’s 
national poet and the “Bard of Avon”.
This poem is taken from his play ‘As You Like 
It’. Here, he compares the world to a stage where 
the drama of human life is enacted.
24
25
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
- William Shakespeare
l second childishness : a return to the
helpless, ignorant state of a child l sans : without
1. Read the words in given clouds. Match them with what they signify.
2. Read the poem carefully and complete the following table.
Ages of Man Role Qualities/Actions
1
1. 
2. 
2
1. 
2. 
3
1. 
2. 
4
1. 
2. 
5
1. 
2. 
6
1. 
2. 
7
1. 
2. 
u What is the
major differernce
noticed in the 5
th 
and 6
th 
 stage of
life ?
l oblivion : the state of being unaware
or unconscious of surroundings and
happenings
    ENGLISH WORKSHOP 
l treble : (here) three times weaker
than
Stage
Characters
Script
Dialogues
Entry
Exit
Birth
Situations/Incidents
Story of Life
Death
Conversation
Roles played by human 
beings
Life
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All the World’s a Stage
All the world’s a stage, 
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon’s mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
l satchel : school bag
l pard : poetical short
form of ‘leopard’
l cannon’s mouth :
facing great danger
to life
l youthful hose :
closefitting covering
for legs.
l players : actors
u What do ‘exits’ and
‘entrances’ refer to?
l puking : throwing
up, vomitting
l woeful ballad : sad
poem/song
u Why is reputation like
a bubble?
l with good capon
 lined : with excess
fat from careless
eating habits
l saws : sayings
l shank : legs (knee to
ankle)
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English 
poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the 
greatest writer in the English language and the world’s 
prominent dramatist. He is often called England’s 
national poet and the “Bard of Avon”.
This poem is taken from his play ‘As You Like 
It’. Here, he compares the world to a stage where 
the drama of human life is enacted.
24
25
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
- William Shakespeare
l second childishness : a return to the
helpless, ignorant state of a child l sans : without
1. Read the words in given clouds. Match them with what they signify.
2. Read the poem carefully and complete the following table.
Ages of Man Role Qualities/Actions
1
1. 
2. 
2
1. 
2. 
3
1. 
2. 
4
1. 
2. 
5
1. 
2. 
6
1. 
2. 
7
1. 
2. 
u What is the
major differernce
noticed in the 5
th 
and 6
th 
 stage of
life ?
l oblivion : the state of being unaware
or unconscious of surroundings and
happenings
    ENGLISH WORKSHOP 
l treble : (here) three times weaker
than
Stage
Characters
Script
Dialogues
Entry
Exit
Birth
Situations/Incidents
Story of Life
Death
Conversation
Roles played by human 
beings
Life
3. Write down in your own words the differences between the following stages of
a man’s life.
2
nd
 stage and 4
th
 stage
3
rd
 stage and 5
th
 stage 
1
st
 stage and 7
th
 (last) stage 
4. Pick out lines that contain Imagery (a picture created in the mind by using
words) of the following people.
(a) School boy
(2
nd
 stage)
(b) Soldier
(4
th
 stage)
(c) Judge
(5
th
 stage)
(d) Senior citizen
(6
th
 stage)
5. You will notice that there is no Rhyme-scheme in the poem. It appears similar
to the poem 1.1 ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ by Tagore.
However Tagore’s poem has no steady rhythm/meter either it is called Free 
Verse. Shakespeare uses lines with a steady rhythm of 5 beats in each. It is termed 
as Blank Verse. (No rhyme-scheme but uniformity in rhythm) 
Copy the lines from “Ánd all the men and women merely players” to “sudden and 
quick in quarrel”. Put a stress mark on each of the syllables stressed in the lines as -
for example, And all the men and women merely players; 
6. Think and write on your own.
(a) What is the theme/central idea of this poem ?
(b) Which two stages of man, described by Shakespeare sound humorous ? Say why.
(c) The last (7
th
) stage of life sounds very sad and miserable. How can you make
old age also cheerful and happy ?
7. (A) The poem is entirely metaphorical. Pick out the comparisons from the poem.
(a) world
(b) actors
(c) birth and death
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All the World’s a Stage
All the world’s a stage, 
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon’s mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
l satchel : school bag
l pard : poetical short
form of ‘leopard’
l cannon’s mouth :
facing great danger
to life
l youthful hose :
closefitting covering
for legs.
l players : actors
u What do ‘exits’ and
‘entrances’ refer to?
l puking : throwing
up, vomitting
l woeful ballad : sad
poem/song
u Why is reputation like
a bubble?
l with good capon
 lined : with excess
fat from careless
eating habits
l saws : sayings
l shank : legs (knee to
ankle)
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English 
poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the 
greatest writer in the English language and the world’s 
prominent dramatist. He is often called England’s 
national poet and the “Bard of Avon”.
This poem is taken from his play ‘As You Like 
It’. Here, he compares the world to a stage where 
the drama of human life is enacted.
24
25
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
- William Shakespeare
l second childishness : a return to the
helpless, ignorant state of a child l sans : without
1. Read the words in given clouds. Match them with what they signify.
2. Read the poem carefully and complete the following table.
Ages of Man Role Qualities/Actions
1
1. 
2. 
2
1. 
2. 
3
1. 
2. 
4
1. 
2. 
5
1. 
2. 
6
1. 
2. 
7
1. 
2. 
u What is the
major differernce
noticed in the 5
th 
and 6
th 
 stage of
life ?
l oblivion : the state of being unaware
or unconscious of surroundings and
happenings
    ENGLISH WORKSHOP 
l treble : (here) three times weaker
than
Stage
Characters
Script
Dialogues
Entry
Exit
Birth
Situations/Incidents
Story of Life
Death
Conversation
Roles played by human 
beings
Life
3. Write down in your own words the differences between the following stages of
a man’s life.
2
nd
 stage and 4
th
 stage
3
rd
 stage and 5
th
 stage 
1
st
 stage and 7
th
 (last) stage 
4. Pick out lines that contain Imagery (a picture created in the mind by using
words) of the following people.
(a) School boy
(2
nd
 stage)
(b) Soldier
(4
th
 stage)
(c) Judge
(5
th
 stage)
(d) Senior citizen
(6
th
 stage)
5. You will notice that there is no Rhyme-scheme in the poem. It appears similar
to the poem 1.1 ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ by Tagore.
However Tagore’s poem has no steady rhythm/meter either it is called Free 
Verse. Shakespeare uses lines with a steady rhythm of 5 beats in each. It is termed 
as Blank Verse. (No rhyme-scheme but uniformity in rhythm) 
Copy the lines from “Ánd all the men and women merely players” to “sudden and 
quick in quarrel”. Put a stress mark on each of the syllables stressed in the lines as -
for example, And all the men and women merely players; 
6. Think and write on your own.
(a) What is the theme/central idea of this poem ?
(b) Which two stages of man, described by Shakespeare sound humorous ? Say why.
(c) The last (7
th
) stage of life sounds very sad and miserable. How can you make
old age also cheerful and happy ?
7. (A) The poem is entirely metaphorical. Pick out the comparisons from the poem.
(a) world
(b) actors
(c) birth and death
26
(d) school boy
(e) the lover’s sigh
(f) spotted leopard
(g) last stage (old age)
(B) Pick out from the poem two examples of each.
(a) Simile (1) 
(2) 
(b) Onomatopoeia (1) 
(2) 
(c) Alliteration (1) 
(2) 
(d) Metaphor (1) 
 (2) 
(e) Inversion (1) 
(2) 
(f) Transferred Epithet (1) 
(2) 
8. Read the summary of the play ‘As You Like It’ by William Shakespeare
using the Internet. Find out which character has narrated the above poem
and on what occasion. Also, make a list of all the characters of the play.
9. Read the poem again and write an appreciation of the poem in a paragraph
format. (Refer to page no. 5)
²???²???²???²
27
Page 5


All the World’s a Stage
All the world’s a stage, 
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon’s mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
l satchel : school bag
l pard : poetical short
form of ‘leopard’
l cannon’s mouth :
facing great danger
to life
l youthful hose :
closefitting covering
for legs.
l players : actors
u What do ‘exits’ and
‘entrances’ refer to?
l puking : throwing
up, vomitting
l woeful ballad : sad
poem/song
u Why is reputation like
a bubble?
l with good capon
 lined : with excess
fat from careless
eating habits
l saws : sayings
l shank : legs (knee to
ankle)
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English 
poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the 
greatest writer in the English language and the world’s 
prominent dramatist. He is often called England’s 
national poet and the “Bard of Avon”.
This poem is taken from his play ‘As You Like 
It’. Here, he compares the world to a stage where 
the drama of human life is enacted.
24
25
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
- William Shakespeare
l second childishness : a return to the
helpless, ignorant state of a child l sans : without
1. Read the words in given clouds. Match them with what they signify.
2. Read the poem carefully and complete the following table.
Ages of Man Role Qualities/Actions
1
1. 
2. 
2
1. 
2. 
3
1. 
2. 
4
1. 
2. 
5
1. 
2. 
6
1. 
2. 
7
1. 
2. 
u What is the
major differernce
noticed in the 5
th 
and 6
th 
 stage of
life ?
l oblivion : the state of being unaware
or unconscious of surroundings and
happenings
    ENGLISH WORKSHOP 
l treble : (here) three times weaker
than
Stage
Characters
Script
Dialogues
Entry
Exit
Birth
Situations/Incidents
Story of Life
Death
Conversation
Roles played by human 
beings
Life
3. Write down in your own words the differences between the following stages of
a man’s life.
2
nd
 stage and 4
th
 stage
3
rd
 stage and 5
th
 stage 
1
st
 stage and 7
th
 (last) stage 
4. Pick out lines that contain Imagery (a picture created in the mind by using
words) of the following people.
(a) School boy
(2
nd
 stage)
(b) Soldier
(4
th
 stage)
(c) Judge
(5
th
 stage)
(d) Senior citizen
(6
th
 stage)
5. You will notice that there is no Rhyme-scheme in the poem. It appears similar
to the poem 1.1 ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ by Tagore.
However Tagore’s poem has no steady rhythm/meter either it is called Free 
Verse. Shakespeare uses lines with a steady rhythm of 5 beats in each. It is termed 
as Blank Verse. (No rhyme-scheme but uniformity in rhythm) 
Copy the lines from “Ánd all the men and women merely players” to “sudden and 
quick in quarrel”. Put a stress mark on each of the syllables stressed in the lines as -
for example, And all the men and women merely players; 
6. Think and write on your own.
(a) What is the theme/central idea of this poem ?
(b) Which two stages of man, described by Shakespeare sound humorous ? Say why.
(c) The last (7
th
) stage of life sounds very sad and miserable. How can you make
old age also cheerful and happy ?
7. (A) The poem is entirely metaphorical. Pick out the comparisons from the poem.
(a) world
(b) actors
(c) birth and death
26
(d) school boy
(e) the lover’s sigh
(f) spotted leopard
(g) last stage (old age)
(B) Pick out from the poem two examples of each.
(a) Simile (1) 
(2) 
(b) Onomatopoeia (1) 
(2) 
(c) Alliteration (1) 
(2) 
(d) Metaphor (1) 
 (2) 
(e) Inversion (1) 
(2) 
(f) Transferred Epithet (1) 
(2) 
8. Read the summary of the play ‘As You Like It’ by William Shakespeare
using the Internet. Find out which character has narrated the above poem
and on what occasion. Also, make a list of all the characters of the play.
9. Read the poem again and write an appreciation of the poem in a paragraph
format. (Refer to page no. 5)
²???²???²???²
27
3. Adding different prepositions to the same action verb changes the meaning of  
  the phrases, thus formed. 
  For example, call out - announce
      call at - visit
      call for - summon
      call up - make a telephonic call
      call off - cancel
 Guess the difference in meanings of the underlined phrases.
 (1) (a) He promised to look into the matter. 
  (b) He asked me to look for his lost book. 
  (c) I shall look forward to your arrival. 
 (2) (a) An epidemic of cholera broke out in the village. 
  (b) The thieves broke into the locked house. 
  (c) They broke up their friendship. 
 (3) (a) You must carry out your duty faithfully. 
  (b) Please carry on with your work. 
  (c) They carried off the trophy in the football matches. 
  (d) Carry forward the remaining balance to the next page. 
1.5 Joan of Arc
1. Discuss in groups/pairs and make a list of the weapons used in the old times 
and in the present times. 
Weapons used in the past Weapons used nowadays
2. Imagine that you are the captain of your school Kabaddi team. Your final  
 match is against a very strong team. Your team members are sure that you  
 will lose. How will you boost their morale? Work in groups and prepare a  
 short list of what can encourage the team.
Phrasal verbs : A phrasal verb is a verb that is made up of  
a main verb together with an adverb or preposition 
or both. 
W arming Up !    
Teacher should explain 
phrasal verbs with 
examples.
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