Motivation

Direction: Read each statement closely, and answer what is being ask.

1. I am at the first letter to right.

2. You will find me in boar but not in bear.
3. I am in the middle of ceiling
4. You will find me in ore but not in our.
5. I have the sound of the sea.

Activity

 Ten years from now, what can you foresee in yourself?

 As a student how will you show to your parents and teachers your respect and honors?

Generalization

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The Seven Ages of Man

by William Shakespeare

All the world’s a stage

And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts

His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,

Mewling and puking in the nurse arms;
And then the whining school boy, with his satchel
 And shining morning face, creeping, like a snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,

Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad

Made to his mistress eyebrow. Then a soldier
Full of a strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel;
Seeking the bubble reputation

Even in the cannon’s mouth. And then the justice,

In fair round belly with a good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And also he plays his part. The sixth age shifts

Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,

With eyes spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank; and his big many voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes

And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,

That ends this strange eventful history,
In second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, san everything.
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1. What comprises the seven ages of man or stages in life of man according to the poem?
2. Describe the school boy’s attitude towards school.
3. In lines 13 & 14, what is compared to “reputation”?
4. What other comparisons are used in the poem? Which are examples of metaphor? Which are
examples of simile?
5. According to the persona in the poem, what physical and mental changes take place as a man
reaches the sixth and seventh ages?
6. Do you agree with the persona’s description of old age? Why?
7. What are acceptable descriptions of old age you can think of?
8. In the last line in the poem, the word SANS is repeated. What do you think is the purpose of
repeating it four times?
9. Repetition is a central part of poetry that adds to the enjoyment of a poem. Words, phrases, or
lines are repeated to serve a purpose. Poets often make sure their words stay reader’s in mind.
Does it help in the understanding of the poem meaning. Find example of repetition in the poem,
list them.
10. How are seven ages of man described by the persona?
 11. How do roles of man differ on the persona’s description?

12. Do you think that the persona has great understanding of the universal experience of man
performing a role in each stage? Explain?
13. Which lines describe the roles in life that man performs?
14. Under what circumstances might it be better to be young rather than be old in performing roles in
life?
15. Why it is important to recognize and perform your role in life?
16. What does the poem make you realize about the importance of recognizing and performing a
roles in life?
17. What would be the most effective way of performing your role in life?
18. Is there a part of the poem which reminds you of someone in real life?
19. What kind of roles in life are conveyed in the poem?
20. What line suggest how one can be effective in performing one’s role?
21. Is the message of the poem worthwhile? Prove your point.
22. How important is the poem’s message in your life?
Generalization

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