The Seven Ages by william
Summary
TLDRWilliam Shakespeare's 'The Seven Ages' from 'As You Like It' is a profound reflection on life's stages. It metaphorically compares human life to a play, where each person plays seven roles: the infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, old man, and finally, a second childhood. The monologue explores physical and psychological changes, emphasizing life's transient nature and inevitable end.
Takeaways
- 🎭 William Shakespeare's works, including 'As You Like It', continue to be celebrated globally for their timeless themes and characters.
- 📜 'The Seven Ages' is a monologue from 'As You Like It', highlighting the various stages of human life through the metaphor of the world as a stage.
- 👶 The first stage of life described is infancy, characterized by dependency and innocence.
- 🎒 The second stage is childhood, where the individual reluctantly enters the structured world of education.
- 💖 The third stage is adolescence, marked by romantic love and emotional expression.
- 💪 The fourth stage is early adulthood, where the person embodies a soldier, seeking fame and demonstrating physical prowess.
- 👨⚖️ The fifth stage is middle age, where the individual assumes the role of a wise and influential judge.
- 👴 The sixth stage is old age, where physical and mental faculties begin to decline, symbolized by the 'lean and slippered pantaloon'.
- 👵 The seventh and final stage is extreme old age, likened to a 'second childishness', where the person becomes dependent and eventually passes away.
- 🔁 The poem emphasizes the cyclical nature of life, with each individual playing multiple roles throughout their lifetime.
- 🌐 Shakespeare uses the metaphor of the world as a stage to illustrate the inevitability of birth, life's various phases, and death.
Q & A
Who is William Shakespeare and why is he significant?
-William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is significant because his works, including sonnets and plays, continue to be read and performed globally, influencing literature and culture for over 400 years.
What is Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' about?
-'As You Like It' is one of Shakespeare's most enacted comedies, believed to be set in France. It features several characters and explores themes such as rivalry, the thrill of love, the phases of human life, intrigue, and the differences between urban and rural life.
Can you describe the monologue 'The Seven Ages' from 'As You Like It'?
-The Seven Ages is a monologue by the character Jacques in Act 2, Scene 7 of 'As You Like It'. It is one of Shakespeare's most widely quoted speeches, where Jacques compares the world to a stage and people to actors who play various roles throughout their lives.
What are the seven stages of life described in 'The Seven Ages'?
-The seven stages of life in 'The Seven Ages' are: 1) Infant, 2) Schoolboy, 3) Lover, 4) Soldier, 5) Justice, 6) Lean and slippered Pantaloon (Old age), and 7) Second childishness (Extreme old age).
How does the infant stage in 'The Seven Ages' depict the beginning of life?
-In the infant stage, a person is depicted as 'mewling and puking in the nurse's arms', symbolizing dependency and the helplessness of being newly born.
What is the significance of the schoolboy stage in the monologue?
-The schoolboy stage represents the reluctance and the slow, creeping progress towards education and discipline, symbolized by the boy 'creeping like snail unwillingly to school'.
How does the lover stage reflect the emotional aspect of a person's life?
-The lover stage is characterized by emotional intensity, as the person 'sighing like furnace' and writing 'woeful ballads' to his beloved, showcasing the passion and idealism of youth.
What does the soldier stage signify in the context of 'The Seven Ages'?
-The soldier stage signifies the peak of physical strength and courage, where the person is 'full of strange oaths' and 'jealous in honor', seeking fame and ready for conflict.
How does the justice stage represent maturity and societal influence?
-The justice stage represents the transition to middle age, where the person becomes 'fair round belly' with 'eyes severe', embodying wisdom, authority, and societal influence as a judge.
What is the implication of the final stage, 'second childishness', in 'The Seven Ages'?
-The 'second childishness' stage implies the decline into extreme old age, where the person becomes dependent and forgetful, losing their senses, and eventually facing death, as indicated by 'Sans teeth, Sans eyes, Sans taste, Sans everything'.
What is the overarching theme of 'The Seven Ages' in relation to life and mortality?
-The overarching theme of 'The Seven Ages' is the cycle of life from birth to death, emphasizing the inevitability of aging and the transient nature of human existence, with each stage being a part of the journey towards oblivion.
Outlines
🎭 Introduction to Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'
This paragraph introduces William Shakespeare, a renowned playwright and poet from around 400 years ago, whose works continue to be celebrated globally. It specifically highlights 'As You Like It', one of his frequently performed comedies. The Seven Ages, an excerpt from this play, is set in France and explores themes such as rivalry, love, human life stages, intrigue, and the contrast between urban and rural life. The monologue, delivered by Jacques in Act 2 Scene 7, is one of Shakespeare's most famous speeches, comparing life to a play where individuals play various roles through seven stages of life.
🎩 The Seven Ages of Man
This paragraph delves into the metaphorical representation of life's stages as portrayed in 'The Seven Ages' monologue. It describes the seven roles a person plays throughout their life: the infant, the schoolboy, the lover, the soldier, the justice, the old man, and finally, the second childhood. Each stage is characterized by specific physical and psychological traits, reflecting the changes and transitions a person undergoes from birth to death. The monologue uses vivid imagery and language to depict these stages, emphasizing the inevitability of aging and the cycle of life.
📜 Literary Devices in 'The Seven Ages'
The final paragraph of the script discusses the literary techniques used in 'The Seven Ages'. It points out the use of similes, such as comparing the reluctant schoolboy to a creeping snail, and the lover sighing like a furnace, to evoke vivid imagery. The paragraph also notes the use of alliteration, with repeated sounds like 'p' in 'place' and 'part', and 'w' in 'well', 'world', and 'wide'. The repetition in the last line, 'Sans teeth Sans eyes Sans taste Sans everything', is highlighted to emphasize the unconscious state of extreme old age and death, reinforcing the poem's theme of life's cyclical nature and mortality.
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Keywords
💡William Shakespeare
💡As You Like It
💡The Seven Ages
💡Monologue
💡Rivalry
💡Human Life
💡Metaphor
💡Maturity
💡Mortality
💡Alliteration
💡Repetition
Highlights
William Shakespeare's works continue to be celebrated 400 years after his life.
Shakespeare is renowned for his sonnets and plays, with 'As You Like It' being one of his most performed comedies.
The Seven Ages is an excerpt from 'As You Like It', set in France, exploring themes like rivalry and love.
Jacques' monologue, The Seven Ages, is a famous speech from Act 2, Scene 7, reflecting on the stages of human life.
The world is likened to a stage where everyone plays various roles throughout their lives.
The seven stages of life are depicted as infancy, childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle age, old age, and extreme old age.
Infants are described as dependent and vulnerable, cared for by nurses.
Childhood is marked by the reluctance to attend school and the beginning of discipline.
Adolescence is characterized by romantic love and poetic expressions.
Early adulthood sees individuals as soldiers, seeking fame and engaging in conflicts.
Middle age is symbolized by wisdom and authority, often associated with judicial roles.
Old age is depicted as a decline with physical and mental changes, including loss of sight and voice.
The final stage of life is compared to a second childhood, marked by dependence and oblivion.
Shakespeare uses the analogy of an actor to illustrate the transitory nature of life.
The poem discusses physical changes such as the infant's helplessness and the soldier's agility.
Psychological changes are also traced, from the passionate lover to the wise judge, and finally to the forgetful old man.
The poem contemplates mortality, suggesting that life's phases are limited and end in oblivion.
Shakespeare employs similes and alliterations to enrich the imagery and rhythm of the speech.
The poem concludes with a repetition underscoring the inevitability of losing all senses in the final stage of life.
Transcripts
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thank you
William Shakespeare lived around 400
years ago yet his Works continued to be
read and dramatized by people around the
world
Shakespeare is best known for his
sonnets and plays
as you like it is one of Shakespeare's
most enacted comedies The Seven Ages is
an excerpt from this play
As You Like It is believed to be set in
France
it features several characters and
depicts a variety of themes such as
rivalry the thrill of love the phases of
human life Intrigue and the differences
between urban and rural life
The Seven Ages is a monologue by a
character named Jacques
it occurs in act 2 scene 7 of the play
The Seven Ages is one of Shakespeare's
most widely quoted speeches
all the worlds a stage and all the men
and women merely players they have their
exits and their entrances
and one man in his time plays many parts
his acts being Seven Ages
first the infant muelling and puking in
the nurse's arms
and then the whining Schoolboy with his
satchel and Shining morning face
creeping like snail unwillingly to
school
and then the lover sighing like furnace
with a woeful ballad made to his
mistress's eyebrow
then a soldier full of strange Oaths and
bearded like the pod
jealous and honor and sudden and quick
in quarrel seeking the bubble reputation
even in the Canon's mouth
and then the Justice in Fair round belly
with good Cape online with eyes severe
and beard of formal cut full of wise
souls and modern instances
and so he plays his part
the sixth age shifts into the lean and
slippered pantaloon with Spectacles on
nose and pouch on side
his youthful hoes well saved a world too
wide for his shrunk shank and his big
manly voice turning again to a childish
trouble pipes and whistles in his sound
last scene of all
that ends the strange eventful history
is second childishness and mere Oblivion
Sans teeth Sans eyes sense taste Sans
everything
here's a brief summary of The Seven Ages
by William Shakespeare
the poet compares the world to a stage
and the people in the world to actors
people are born to play their respective
parts and then they pass away
during his or her lifetime a person
plays seven roles associated with the
seven stages of maturity
the first stage is infancy in this stage
a person plays the role of an infant who
cries and vomits in the hands of the
nurse
he is dependent on others for his
physical well-being
the second stage is childhood the infant
has now grown into a young child who
goes to school rather reluctantly
perhaps he is unwilling to leave the
protected environment of his home or
perhaps he is unhappy with the various
disciplining forces of life
the third stage is adolescence or early
youth the person now plays the role of a
lover and writes poems to his beloved
the fourth stage is youth or early
adulthood
the person plays the role of a soldier
he is bearded and agile like a pod which
is an abbreviation of the word leopard
he picks fights easily and seeks Fame
however short-lived it may be
he is at the peak of his physical
strength and courage he is even ready to
put his life at risk to make a
reputation for himself
the fifth stage is middle age the fit
and rash young man becomes a pot bellied
and mature man
he is now familiar with the ways of the
world and reaches a position of
influence in society
he plays the role of a judge and passes
judgment on various aspects of life
the sixth stage is old age and marks the
decline of a person
he loses weight and his skin begins to
Sag his eyesight turns poor his deep
masculine voice starts to sound thin and
high pitched
the seventh stage is that of extreme old
age this stage is compared to Second
childhood as the person is dependent on
others just like a child
this is the final phase of a person's
life he becomes forgetful and loses his
ability to see hear and taste eventually
he dies
the perm uses the analogy of an actor on
stage to depict the seven phases of a
person's life from birth to death
the poem is about the cycle of life
from birth to death a person goes
through several stages at first the
infant
then the whining school boy then the
lover
next a soldier
then the Justice then the lean and
slippered pantaloon and the last scene
of all
the second childishness of man
the poem talks about the physical
changes a person goes through in his
life
the infant cradled in the nurse's arms
the soldier who is bearded and agile
like a pod the Justice in Fair round
belly the shrunk old man with his big
manly voice turning again toward
childish treble and finally a man on his
deathbed with none of his five senses
functioning Sans teeth Sans eyes Sans
taste Sans everything
the poem also traces the psychological
changes of a person as he grows old he
is an emotional lover sighing like a
furnace a rash Soldier full of strange
Oaths who then transforms into a mature
and worldly wise Justice full of wise
sores and modern instances
then in his old age his mental faculties
deteriorate and he suffers from loss of
memory or Oblivion
in a way the poem is also about
mortality let's take the line they have
their exits and their entrances
entrances refer to birth and exits refer
to death
later on Shakespeare states that one man
in his lifetime plays many parts his
acts being Seven Ages
these lines emphasize that a person's
life is limited to seven phases and at
the end of the seventh stage a man slips
into mere Oblivion Sands everything in
other words a person passes away
the poem is centered around the metaphor
that the world is a stage
all the worlds a stage and all the men
and women merely players they have their
exits and their entrances and one man in
his time plays many parts his acts being
Seven Ages
the world is associated with a stage and
the people in the world are equated with
actors on stage
just like actors have their entrances
and exits people are born and eventually
die
actors are controlled by the director in
the same way the people in this world
are directed and controlled by their
destiny
like an actor a person plays many roles
in his life the phases of his life are
compared to acts in a play
Shakespeare has used similes in the poem
unwilling to go to school the boy is
described as creeping like a snail the
lover is shown sighing like furnace
the soldier is bearded like the Pard
alliterations are also used in the poem
for example the sound of p is repeated
in place and part
W is repeated in well
world and wide and Sh is repeated in
shrunk Shank
the last line of the poem employs
repetition to emphasize the
unconsciousness of old age and death
Sans teeth Sans eyes Sans taste Sans
everything
foreign
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