Play, I Must!

So, I am frequently told that
the world's a stage and we
are mere actors, playing out
the scripted parts
allotted to us.
As actors with scripted roles,
we at least have the freedom
to emote the way, unique to us,
thus imparting our own touch to
the character we play.
The two questions that I am
always faced with-
Who are the audience?
And, who are we-?
Are we the characters we enact?
 Or are we the actors behind the people
we portray?
I still do not have answers to my
questions but
regardless of that,
I often find myself striving to please
an audience, I am not even sure exists;
I often get so carried away,
playing the role that I believe is
mine to act out that I
forget about my original self,
but then again, did I ever know who
I was?
Am I just the character living out
my life in the length of the drama that
I found myself to be a part of, or
Am I the actor who has the freedom
to be different people?
The character that I play is trapped
in the situation that his life is.
The actor within must work to
please whoever he believes his
audience is
Is the one better than the other?
Do they both exist like the two
opposing poles of a magnet,
brought together by
the strength if nature?
Or like some would have us believe,
neither exists?