Jaques’s “All the world’s a stage” speech
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Jaques’s “All the world’s a stage” speech is a famous monologue from Shakespeare’s *As You Like It* that reflects cynically on the seven ages of human life by comparing people to actors performing on a stage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jaques’s “All the world’s a stage” speech canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19981275 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jaques’s “All the world’s a stage” speech Context triple: [Forest of Arden, settingOfEvent, Jaques’s “All the world’s a stage” speech]
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A.
The play’s the thing
"The play’s the thing" is a famous line from William Shakespeare’s tragedy *Hamlet*, in which the prince declares his plan to use a staged performance to expose King Claudius’s guilt.
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B.
An Apology for Actors
An Apology for Actors is a 1612 prose treatise by Thomas Heywood that defends the social and moral value of theater and the acting profession.
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C.
The Tavern Scene
The Tavern Scene is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert depicting lively social life in a rustic inn.
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D.
Beckett monologues
Beckett monologues are a series of intense, minimalist solo performances written by Samuel Beckett and famously interpreted on stage by actress Billie Whitelaw.
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E.
The Play
The Play is a poetic work by Sylvia Plath included in her collection *The Book of Folly*.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jaques’s “All the world’s a stage” speech Target entity description: Jaques’s “All the world’s a stage” speech is a famous monologue from Shakespeare’s *As You Like It* that reflects cynically on the seven ages of human life by comparing people to actors performing on a stage.
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A.
The play’s the thing
"The play’s the thing" is a famous line from William Shakespeare’s tragedy *Hamlet*, in which the prince declares his plan to use a staged performance to expose King Claudius’s guilt.
-
B.
An Apology for Actors
An Apology for Actors is a 1612 prose treatise by Thomas Heywood that defends the social and moral value of theater and the acting profession.
-
C.
The Tavern Scene
The Tavern Scene is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert depicting lively social life in a rustic inn.
-
D.
Beckett monologues
Beckett monologues are a series of intense, minimalist solo performances written by Samuel Beckett and famously interpreted on stage by actress Billie Whitelaw.
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E.
The Play
The Play is a poetic work by Sylvia Plath included in her collection *The Book of Folly*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.