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PRESENTATION OF P.5.THE
SEVEN AGES
Made by-Ajay Pal and Saurav
Sharma
Class- IX-H
ROLL NUMBER-20 AND 47
WRITTEN BY WILLIAM
SHAKESPEARE
THE SEVEN AGES
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright,
widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English
language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is
often called England's national poet and the "Bard of
Avon". Wikipedia
 Born: 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon
 Died: April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon
 Education: King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon
 Spouse: Anne Hathaway (m. 1582–1616)
 Children: Hamnet Shakespeare, Judith Quiney, Susanna
Hall
The poem commenced with
life being compared to a
huge stage where all of us
are only actors. Each
person has an entry into
the world at birth and exist
it at death.
The first and foremost act of every
human being is the stage of infancy,
where he makes his presence by crying
at the top of his voice and many a times
vomiting any food or drunk that is
repulsive, at the nursing arms of his
mother. This period normally last till four
years of age.
The second stage is the ‘whining school boy’
where he learns to write plaintive high
pitched, protracted sound, as in pain, fear,
supplication or complaint, his shiny morning
face and his satchel, a small bag sometimes
with a shoulder strap, he creeps like a snail
and not willing to go school.
The third stage is his early youth, the
peak of love and high romance. He
sighs like a burning furnace and sings
the sad ballads of romance; full of woe;
affected with ; characterized by, or
indicating woe: woeful melodies; to
impress his lover’s heart . The
impression of her reply can be seen in
her eyebrow.
The fourth stage is that of a soldier
where life is full of obligations,
commitment , compliances,. oaths and
vows. His beard is like a Leopard . He
endlessly fights for his honor ,a full of
presence of mind which is sudden quick
in quarrel and a heart to maintain a
dignified reputation.
.

The fifth stage is the adulthood where a

man tries to live a fair and justified life.
His belly becomes bigger than normal .He
is conscious about his diet and consumes
a good intake of capon. His eyes are
severe with seriousness and his beard is
leveled to a formal cut .He is to take a lot
of correct decisions to keep up with the
ever-changing times.
The sixth stage is the middle-age. Here
is where he prepares himself for the
next level of life i.e. old age. He learns
to relax from the hustles of life. His
strengths begin to weaken and spends
more time within the roof of the house.
The last stage is the old age where he
enters his second childhood. It is also
the beginning of the end of his eventful
history. It is also the stage of oblivion;
the stage of being completely forgotten
or unknown; the state of forgetting or
being oblivious; official disregard or
overlooking of offenses; He is without
everything; without teeth, eyes and
taste.
WORD MEANINGS
1.Mewling: crying
2.Puking: being sick
3.Satchel: a small bag
4.Woeful: bad
5.Pard: Leopard
6.Cannon: a big gun that fired cannon
balls made of iron
7.Capon: a male chicken
8.Slippered: wearing slippers
9.Pantaloon: a funny old man
10.Pouch: a soft fold or loose skin
11.Hose: tight-fitting leg coverings
12.Shank: legs from the knee to the
ankle
13.Treble: a high voice
14.Oblivion: forgetting everything and
being forgotten by everybody
15.Sans: a French word meaning
without
16.Oaths: solemn promises
17.Justice: judge
18.Saws: savings
POETIC
DEVICES
USED IN
POEM -:
Metaphor
1. “All the world’s a stage”.
2. “All the men and women merely
players”.
3. “Bubble reputation”.
Simile
1. “Creeping like snail”.
2. “Sighing like furnace”.
3. “Bearded like the pard”.
Question- How does man as an infant
behave?
Answer- Man as an infant cries and
vomits in the nurse’s arms.
Question- How does man as a school
going boy go to school?
Answer- As a school going boy man
goes to school unwillingly. In fact, he
creeps to it like a snail.
Question- What does man as a lover do
to express his lover?
Answer- He, as a lover, sighs like a
furnace and sings a sad song. It is
dedicated to his beloved’s eyebrows.