Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools.

George Chapman

All Fools

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Topic

Youth vs. old age

Speaker

Gostanzo

Author

George Chapman

Source

All Fools

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1605 1600s 17th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Chapman, George. "All Fools." Children of the Queen's Revels, 1605, Court before King James I, England, UK, act 5, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Chapman, George. "All Fools." Elizabethan Comedies: A Basic Anthology. Dover Publications, 2017, act 5, sc. 2.

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