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MODULE 3: Unit 4 Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks using the words given in the box to complete the summary of the poem. Shakespeare considers the whole world a stage where men and women are only (1) _____. They (2) _____ the stage when they are born and exit when they die. Every man, during his life time, plays seven roles based on age. In the first act, as an infant, he is wholly (3) _____ on the mother or a nurse. Later, emerging as a school child, he slings his bag over his shoulder and creeps most (4) _____ to school. His next act is that of a lover, busy (5) _____ ballads for his beloved and yearns for her (6) _____. In the fourth stage, he is aggressive and ambitious and seeks (7) _____ in all that he does. He (8) _____ solemnly to guard his country and becomes a soldier. As he grows older, with (9) _____ and wisdom, he becomes a fair judge. During this stage, he is firm and (10) _____. In the sixth act, he is seen with loose pantaloons and spectacles. His manly voice changes into a childish ____.The last scene of all is his second childhood. Slowly, he loses his _____ of sight, hearing, smell and taste and exits from the roles of his life. Attention Actors Serious Enter

treble maturity faculties promises

Reluctantly reputation composing dependent

Write your answers here. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

actors enter dependent reluctantly composing attention reputation promises maturity serious treble faculties

Exercise 2.From your understanding of the poem, answer the following questions briefly in a sentence or two.

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1. What is the world compared to? According to the poem entitled The Seven Ages of Man, the world is like a stage where people are the actors. Shakespeare compares the world to the stage where most of the scenes portrayed are base on reality. 2. “And they have their exits and their entrances” - What do the words ‘exits’ and ‘entrances’ mean? The poem uses the word exits and entrances to illustrate the life and death of a person. Entrance means the birth of a person on earth like she entered the stage, and exit represents the death of a person in which he/she leaves the stage. 3. Bring out the features of the fourth stage of a man as described by the poet. The fourth stage of a man in the poem plays the role of a soldier. The man has a beard and appears so strong. In this stage, the man swears his oaths to protect his country and seeks honor. He becomes aggressive, ambitious, and keen to improve his reputation. 4. When does a man become a judge? How? In the poem, the man becomes a judge when he grows older and already has maturity and wisdom. He appears firm and formal during this stage, and he is fair to his judgment full of wise saws and modern instances. 5. Why is the last stage called second childhood? The last stage is called the second childhood because the man will go back to the days when he only has plain consciousness. He would barely talk, see, taste, and do everything he does when he’s still young. During this stage, the man is like a child who’s dependent on someone.

Exercise 3. Read and understand the following questions then choose the letter of your answer. Write your answer in the space before the number. a 1. All the world's a stage is an extended metaphor for:

a

a

a.

the life shown in well-known plays

b.

life of well-known actors

c.

seeing the well-known plays

d.

life of man that comes to an end.

2. All 'have their exits and their entrances'. Exits and entrances refer to: a.

birth and death

b.

beginning and end of play

c.

coming and going of actors

d.

the end of the Shakespearean era

3. The seven roles that a man plays corresponds to his: a.

2

chronological age in life

c. desires

b.

c

c

b

a

a

b

3

d. idea of a perfect life

4. The word which means crying in the poem : a.

weeping

c. mewling

b.

puking

d. woeful

5. The Whining school boy is compared to : a. a bearded pard c. a creeping snail b.

c

mental age in life

a sighing furnace

d. a fighting lion

6. Who is singing a woeful ballad a.

soldier

c. lover

b.

judge

d. pantaloons

7. The characteristic feature of soldier is : a.

dependent

c. forgetfulness

b.

bearded

d. moody

8. Which of the following is a simile? a.

bearded like the pard

c. all the world's stage

b.

both of them

d. none of the above

9. Which of the following is considered as a metaphor : a.

the bubble reputation

c. creeping like snail

b.

both of them

d. none of the above

10. The word in the passage which means 'without' : a. oblivion

c. treble

b. sans

d. shank

Exercise 4.Based on your understanding of the poem, answer the question in about 100 – 150 words each. You may add your own ideas if required, to present and justify your point of view. Shakespeare has skillfully brought out the parallels between the life of man and actors on stage. Elaborate this statement with reference to the poem.

The Seven Ages of Man by Shakespeare is a poem that compares the world and life to the stage and actors of a play. In the poem, the actor acts on different parts of a man in chronological stages. The first stage is an infant who’s dependent on the mother or nurse. The next stage is a whining schoolboy creeping like a snail to school, then a lover whose busy composing a song for his beloved and yearns for her attention. The fourth stage is a soldier taking his oaths to protect his country and is ambitious to seek honor. Then, the man becomes a judge who grows with maturity and wisdom. The sixth stage comes with a weak man turning his manly voice into a childish treble, and the last stage is the second childishness and mere oblivion. Indeed, Shakespeare has expertly shown the parallels between the life of man and actors on stage using his creative thinking.

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