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"All the World's a Stage" by William Shakespeare

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  • Poet William Shakespeare
  • Director Jérémie Balais, Jeff Le Bars
  • Narrator Jack Cutmore-Scott
  • Sound Designer Raphaël Pibarot
  • Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
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Sensory Analysis of “All the world’s a stage”

The poem explains that life is made of 7 stages and is one big performance and that life is just one big performance. He talks about the different sounds they release into the world. Eg: “Mewling and puking” and “whining” express the youth and younger stage of life. This poem highly uses the sensory elements. The poem also not only lets us visualise the cycle of life but to also hear it. Question: What does Shakespeare mean by "Sans"?

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