Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.是什么意思？

Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.

莎士比亚把世界比作舞台。

Shakespeare

n. 莎士比亚(1564-1616，英国诗人、剧作家)；

例句
...a glossary of musical terms found in Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
莎士比亚及其同时代人音乐术语汇编

compared

adj. 比较的，对照的；

例句
He compared the achievements of the British and the French during 1916 and concluded that the latter were better all around.
他比较了1916年英国人和法国人的成就，结论是法国人在各方面都做得更好。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

world

n. 世界，地球，领域，尘世；

例句
Rosie's idyllic world came to an abrupt end when her parents' marriage broke up...
父母婚姻的破裂使得罗茜田园诗般美好的世界陡然画上了句号。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

stage

n. 阶段，舞台，戏剧，驿站；vt.& vi. 上演，演出，筹办，举行，适于上演，坐公共马车旅

例句
The woman he had seen performing on stage was in actuality quite older than she had seemed.
他所见的那个在舞台上表演的女人实际年龄比看上去要大很多。