Question

line by line summary of the seven ages by shakespeare

Answer 1

The world is like a stage. And the men and women are players. They play many roles. Exits are deaths. Entrances are births. - The first stage is infant, vomiting and crying. This stage is of no worries. - The second being school going school boy. He is very bright and enthusiastic. But when it comes to go to school he walks like a snail and cries. - The third is lover, dreaming about the beloved, list in her memories and writing poems for her. - The fourth us soldier, always seeking honour, reputation. He feels jealous when others get the honor. But the envy is like bubble. They are like leopard at that time. - The fifth is judge. They are wise and say many sayings. They are fat. They analyse what is good and bad. - The sixth is pantaloon. They get old. They wear spectacle. Their legs have been shrank and heavy voice is changing back to childish treble. -The seventh one is last one. This second childhood. They are without their teeth, eyes, taste and everything.

Answer 2

Explanation:

According to Shakespeare, every man plays several parts during his life time. On the stage of life every man has seven acts. The first act of man is infancy

At the next stage in life, the young man is a lover who is busy composing ballads for his beloved and sighing deeply for her attention. He graduates into a bearded soldier who promises solemnly to guard his country

. He is made fun of as being a funny old man. His youth has been left behind. His clothes hang loosely around him and his once manly voice turns into a high pitched, childish one

Seven Ages of Man is an extract from the romantic comedy As you like it, written by William Shakespeare. It is set in the forest of Arden, where the senior Duke lives in exile with a band of loyal courtiers. These lines are spoken by one of the characters, Jacques, who is given to a lot of philosophizing.  However, his view of the seven ages in the life of man is by no means comprehensive or impartial. Here,Jacques makes a rather conventional comparison between the different stages of a man's life and the acts of a play.