Answer:

The Seven Ages Of Man

According to William Shakespeare’s character Jaques in As You Like It men go through seven stages in their lives:

Infancy

Schoolboy

Teenager

Young man

Middle aged

Old aged

Dotage & death

The ‘Seven Ages of Man’, in detail

In Act 2 Scene 7 of As You Like It, Jaques speaks his ‘Ages of man’ monologue (better known by most as the ‘All the world’s a stage‘ speech).

In this monologue Jaques starts by explaining that “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players”, then goes on to describe these seven stages of life that men go through in some detail:

Stage 1, Infancy:

A helpless baby, just crying and throwing up.

“At first the infant,

Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.”

Stage 2, Schoolboy:

This is where his formal education starts but he is not entirely happy with school. His mother is ambitious for him and has washed his face thoroughly before sending him off to school but he goes very slowly and reluctantly.

“the whining school-boy with his satchel

And shining morning face, creeping like a snail

Unwillingly to school.”

Stage 3, Teenager:

He’s grown into his late teens and his main interest is girls. He’s likely to make a bit of a fool of himself with them. He is sentimental, sighing and writing poems to girls, making himself a bit ridiculous.

“the lover,

Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad

Made to his mistress’ eyebrow.”

Stage 4, Young man:

He’s a bold and fearless soldier – passionate in the causes he’s prepared to fight for and quickly springs into action. He works on developing his reputation and takes risks to that end.

“a soldier,

Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,

Jealous in honour, sudden, and quick in quarrel,

Seeking the bubble reputation

Even in the cannon’s mouth.”

Stage 5, Middle-aged:

He regards himself as wise and experienced and doesn’t mind sharing his views and ideas with anyone and likes making speeches. He’s made a name for himself and is prosperous and respected. As a result of his success, he’s become vain. He enjoys the finer things in life, like good food.

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