Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________ Module 1

Teacher: Estelle Nica Marie M. Dunlao

I. Objectives:
a. Analyze literature as means of discovering the self;
b. Identify the different roles in life of a person;

ROLES

A. Role in life that…

Interests me most Puts me in happy mood Reasons

B. Unlocking of Unfamiliar Words

Match the meaning of the underlined words from column A to column B.

Column A
Column B
1. The baby is
mewling because he a. leopard, a large
is longing for his strong cat in South
mother. Asia
2. The “pard” comes b. whimpering, crying
from family of cat. like a baby
3.The chicken was c. expressing
capon to control its mourning, sadness or
population loss
4. The 60 years old d. a male chicken
pantaloon was sent to whose sex organ have
jail due to his been removed
ignorance. e. a thin, foolish old
5.My shank hurts due man
to sprain. f. the part of the leg
6. The woeful child between the knee and
cried due to hunger. the ankle
7.The old man can’t g. without, lacking
eat properly because
he sans teeth.
C. Background of the Author

William Shakespeare is a brilliant playwright,

wrote literary masterpieces which were greatly
admired for their keen observation and portrayal of
diverse human characters. He also wrote profound
philosophical verses describing the human
experience. One poetic verse which is taken from
the delightful play “As you Like It” is The Seven
Ages by William Shakespeare.

It beautifully traces the seven stages that a human being can go through from
the infant stage to old age.

D. Reading of the Poem

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 their 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's arms.
Then, the whining school-boy with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like 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 strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, 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 so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side,
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
 That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything."

Guide Questions:

1.What does the word entrances symbolize? Answer:

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How about the word exits?

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2.What do babies do? Answer:

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3.According to the poem why do school–age children tend to be unwilling to go to

school?

Answer:
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4.What are the characteristics of a lover?

Answer:
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5.What does the speaker mean with man are only actors in a play?

Answer:
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E. Evaluation
 Directions: Identify the list of qualities/characteristics of the different stages of
man, connect those to real life situation and identify the type of stage represented on
each image.
Symbol/Picture Qualities/ Real life connection Stage
Characteristics
.