Whether we wish it or not, shakespeare admonishes that we are on a stage, and that we're in the position of

Whether we wish it or not, Shakespeare admonishes that we are merely players on a stage, and that we're in the position of presenting ourselves to an observing and potentially changing audience. Shakespeare's words are: 
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