A Famous Monologue from Shakespeare's as You Like It Begins

question 113

Multiple Choice

A famous monologue from Shakespeare's As You Like It begins: "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"
Which theory of social life could be seen as taking its inspiration from these lines?

• A) agents of socialization
• B) dramaturgy
• C) the psychosexual stages of development
• D) functionalism
• E) the social construction of emotions

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