Zawe Ashton as Jaques in As You Like It: ‘All the world’s a stage’ – video
To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Zawe Ashton speaks Jaques’s lines on the seven ages of man from Act II, Scene 7 of As You Like It
- Read the full text for this speech
- Zawe Ashton: ‘I wanted to connect to a more sombre tone’
- Jonathan Bate: the writers who shaped the world’s greatest playwright
- Zawe Ashton stars in Jamie Lloyd’s production of The Maids at Trafalgar Studios, London, until 21 May
- View this video with subtitles on our YouTube channel
Celebrate Shakespeare with Globe On Screen – three productions from Shakespeare’s Globe screening in cinemas around the UK from 6 May, with the Guardian’s Shakespeare Solos playing before each film. Guardian Membership competition: win a pair of tickets to see Measure for Measure.
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