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This speech, from Act II Scene 7 of Shakespeare's play As You Like It, contains images of a man at various stages of his life. These images are strengthened with simile and metaphor and judicious choice of words. First we see the baby in his nurse's arms, "mewling and puking", Then we see him as a schoolboy, "whining" and "creeping like snail" because he doesn't want to go to school. We see him as a lover, "sighing like furnace", another simile. As a soldier, we are told he is "bearded like the pard", and he is "seeking the bubble reputation even in the cannon's mouth." We can visualize him charging the cannons, sword in hand, swearing his strange oaths. The justice is fat and pompous, as we understand from his "eyes severe and beard of formal cut". The choice of the word "formal" tells so much here. The most vibrant picture is of the elderly man, wearing outsized clothes because he is too cheap to buy new ones since he has grown thinner, now having a "shrunk shank" (nice alliteration!). We can hear his voice which "pipes and whistles"; I'm sure you have known older men who talked like that. The last stage is less visual although very powerful.
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How do you role a in the seven ages poem of justice?
the seven ages of man by william shakespear about justice and solider
What play is The Seven Ages of Man from?
As you Like It
What is the meter in Seven ages of man?
there is no specific meter
What does His acts being seven ages mean?
Shakespeare, in this speech, has Jaques set up an extended metaphor. "All the world's a stage", he says, and what he means is that people's lives are like actors on the stage; they are "merely players" and play "many parts". Now, just after saying that a man plays many parts he says "his acts being seven ages". Acts are parts of a play, and ages can be viewed as parts of a lifetime. In each of these parts of his lifetime, Jaques says, the man plays a different part. And then he goes on to describe each one of them.
What is an example of alliteration in The Seven Ages Of Man by William Shakespeare?
"Shrunk shank" is the best.
What is the metaphor in the seven ages of man?
The whole speech is one big extended metaphor. "All the world's a stage . . .", well like a stage anyway. Which is why this is a metaphor.
What are the metaphor in the seven ages of man?
"the bubble reputation", "the cannon's mouth", "with good capon lin'd".
How many syllables are in the seven ages of man?
In the words "The seven ages of man" there are seven syllables.
What are the metaphor of the seven ages of man?
"the bubble reputation", "the cannon's mouth", "with good capon lin'd".
The seven a of m?
The seven ages of man.
What other acceptable description of old age Why Seven age of man?
Another acceptable description of old age is the "autumn of life," signifying a time of transition and reflection. The Seven Ages of Man is a metaphor used by Shakespeare in "As You Like It" to describe the different stages of human life, each progressing from infancy to old age.
What are the ratings and certificates for The Seven Ages of Man - 1914?
The Seven Ages of Man - 1914 is rated/received certificates of: UK:U
How do you role a in the seven ages poem of justice?
the seven ages of man by william shakespear about justice and solider
What play is The Seven Ages of Man from?
As you Like It
What is the meter in Seven ages of man?
there is no specific meter
What are the personifications in the the seven ages of man speech?
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What actors and actresses appeared in Seven Ages of Man - 1975?
The cast of Seven Ages of Man - 1975 includes: Lesley Blair as herself Charmian Dore as herself Hedley Kaye as himself
