Why does Shakespeare's "All the World's a Stage" focus on old age in its closing lines? The poem is structured to depict life in chronological order, so it deals with the final stage of life last. The poem explores what Shakespeare considers to be the most important stage of life at the end. The poem is meant to be tragic, and Shakespeare considers old age to be the saddest stage of life.

One of the most beautiful art works in the room is a series of stained glass windows depicting images from a speech from Shakespeare's play As You Like It. The windows were created by Sydney stained glass artist Arthur G. Benfield. They were installed in 1942 during the construction of the building.

The windows depict the Seven Ages of Man, as described in the character Jaques’ soliloquy in As You Like It. In this comedy,  Jaques is a melancholy lord who is living in the Forest of Arden after having been banished. He rarely takes part in the action around him, preferring to observe rather than to join in. In this speech Jaques first compares lives of men and women in the world to actors playing roles on a stage in the theatre. The speech then examines the changes that take place over the course of a man’s life.

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