The Seven Ages

1) INFANCY

It is the first period of a mans life. The span of this age is 0-4 years. During this time a man stays in the lap of Nurse and spends time mostly in crying and vomiting the food taken.

2) WHINING SCHOOL BOY

In this stage a human is in the tender age. He is guileless and loves to lead a life of fun and enjoyment with agility. He is always complaining and is not at all willing to go to school. With his satchel, he moves as slowly as a snail towards the unwanted school.

3) SIGHING LOVER

Third stage is the youthful time. A man undergoes through some changes both physically and emotionally. He is passionate about love matters and craves for lady love. He sighs like a furnace for he is finds himself at the extremity of emotions. He is always remorse for the failure in love. He goes on composing ballad praising on his mistresss eyebrow. He is affected by love and desires to win the lady love.

4) THE SOLDIER

This stage of life differs from that of the previous one. Here, life is full of responsibilities, swearing, oaths and obligations. His thoughts revolve around country and the countrymen. He is always found to be hot tempered with others and engages himself in fights over a trifle. He is bearded like a leopard to justify his nature and passion. He bears one main objective and the objective is to gain reputation and recognition. He is even not bothered about the sacrifice of his life. To attain bubble reputation, he is even ready to sacrifice his life in the mouth of cannon.

5) THE JUSTICE

Justifying the character of Jacques, in this stage of judge he is full of intellect and he acquired this through thorough experiences. He is portrayed with a big fat belly and compared with a fat male chicken. This even indicates his bribe taking tendency. He is furnished with eyes, with subtle judgment. He always presents himself higher in social status when he uses sayings and modern instances.

6) THE PANTALOON

The sixth stage is of a Pantaloon i.e. a funny old man. In this stage a man goes through the period of superannuation. He becomes thin and weak. He witnesses the senile decay of his physic. His skin becomes loose and he gets pouches. His eyesight gets weaker and he puts on spectacle. The youthful dress does not fit him and that is saved and unused. As he stays at home and cannot move for the lacuna of strength, the world has become wide to him. His grave voice turns into pipes, whistles, and childish treble.

7) SECOND CHILDHOOD

This is the last stage. This stage ends with a memory of a long eventful history. A person in this stage has affinity with the childhood. Like a child, a person is devoid of memory, teeth, eyes, taste, and everything. Shakespeare consciously acquaints us with the decline of a man which he bears in his next birth as a child.