Question

read the excerpt from as you like it by william shakespeare. all the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players. they have their exits and their entrances. what do shakespeares metaphors most likely mean? people play different roles throughout their lives. people are always pretending to be someone else. people are extremely dramatic sometimes. people all go through the same phases of life.

Explanation:

Shakespeare compares the world to a stage and people to players. Just as actors have different roles in a play, people take on various roles in life.

Answer:

People play different roles throughout their lives.