English Made Easy with Royal Zenith

  In "An Astrologer's Day," the main character is an astrologer. This astrologer begins his work at midday on a street near a public park. Vendors are all around the astrologer. As he begins his day's work, he spreads out his professional looking equipments. He begins his work every day at midday in a public place under a large tree that is close to a public park in his town. The place chosen for his work is generally full of people who pass by or gather there, such as customers attracted by vendors of nuts, sweetmeats, and other snacks. The place the astrologer works is poorly lighted at night. He depends on the other vendors' lights to work throughout the evening. The astrologer has his clients to sit down and share details of their lives with him. The clients speak for ten minutes before the astrologer speaks. By this point, the astrologer has enough information to appear wise enough to tell fortunes. He has a practical knowledge of the common problems of most ...

 The words "All the world's a stage" are actually taken from William Shakespeare's play "As You Like It". With these words begins the monologue (a loud speech to oneself) by a character in Act II of the play. Shakespeare has been a great playwright and poet of his era. He views life realistically. Shakespeare is known for the realism of his writings and is amongst the most quotable authors in world. The poem's theme is that man is the ultimate loser in the game of life.  He says "all the world's a stage and "all the men and women merely its players". Every player plays seven roles during his life. The first stage is that of an infant when he is a helpless child in his mother's arms. He merely pukes in the nurse's arms. In the second role, he is a child who goes "creeping like a snail unwillingly to school". We may notice that man keeps on losing one quality and blessing while qualifying for another one. The third stag...