The Seven Ages of Man

by: William Shakespeare

& Sound Devices

Submitted to: Mrs. Armin Diwa

Submitted by: Group 1
Angelica Rose Carpio
Marianne Faith Escobar
Daryl Bien Sambat
John Aris Figueroa
Angel Anne Inton
Aiah Izhie Altares
Bianca Mae Rivera
GUIDE CARD
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’s arms.
Then, the whining schoolboy 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 good capon lin’d,
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 slipper’d pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side,
His youthful hose well sav’d, a world too wide,
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
Turning again towards 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.

The five stages of life are infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age-are

developmental phases, each with its own biological, psychological, and social
characteristics, through which individuals pass over the course of their lives

Shakespeare did not invent the idea of the stages of life: philosophers have been addressing it for
millennia. Aristotle had four ages of man and they extended to seven in the middle ages where
philosophical and religious lists were usually in sevens. (The seven deadly sins, the seven sacrament,
the seven heavenly virtues and so on). By the time Elizabethan age arrived it was a most familiar idea and
Shakespeare’s audience would immediately have recognized the concept.
The idea of the world as a stage was not original either it was a metaphor Shakespeare appreciated, being an actor,
stage actor, and theatre proprietor. He uses it frequently and, of course, it fits in nicely with the metaphor of human
life as a play with actors. Another of Shakespeare’s favourite soliloquies is the `tomorrow and tomorrow and
tomorrow` passage where Macbeth compares his life to that of a short, emotional performance by an actor on stage
Sound Devices Use in Poetry

Onomatopoeia- is a sound device used by poets to suggest actions, movements

and meanings.
Examples: The hissing of the snake made me shoo it away.
The bubbling brook breaks.
Alliteration- is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the word.
example: doubting, drearing dreams no mortal enter dared to dream before. –
Edgar Allan Poe, from The Raven.
Assonance- is the repetition of vowel sounds within words. For example:
Along the window sill, the lipstick stabs glittered in their steel shells.
Consonance- is the repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of the
words.
Example: Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door.
ACTIVITY CARD 1

True or False

1. The second stage of life is infant.

2. Life has 6 stages.
3. Aristotle is the writer of the poem “The Seven Stages of Man”.
4. According to the poem “The Seven Stages of Man”, one man in his time
plays many parts.
5. The title of the poem is “The Seven Stages of Man”.
ANSWER KEY

ACTIVITY 1
1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
ACTIVITY 2
1. Men 6. Oaths
2. Puking 7. Honor
3. School boy 8. Pouch
4. Wise 9-10. Sans eyes, Sans everything
5. Shrunk
ACTIVITY CARD 2

Fill in the blank.

1. All the _____ and women merely players.
2. Mewling and ______ in the nurse’s arms.
3. And then the whining _________, with his satchel.
4. Full of _______ saws and modern instances.
5. For his ______ shank; and his big manly voice.
6. Full of strange _______, and bearded like the pard.
7. Jealous in ________, sudden and quick in quarrel.
8. With spectacles on nose and _______ on side.
9-10. San’s teeth, _____, San’s taste, _________.
ASSESSMENT CARD 1

Answer these following questions. (2 points each)

1. What are the 7 Stages of Life?

2. What is the theme of The Seven Ages of Man?

3. What is meant by the term whining schoolboy?

4.Who is the author of Seven Ages of Man?

5.To whom did William Shakespeare address the poem?

ASSESSMENT CARD 2

Choose the correct answer in the box.

Justice Quarrel Mewling Satchel Soldier

Shrunk Pantaloon Cannon Bearded Oaths
Puking

1. To empty what is in your stomach through your mouth.

2. The process or resolve of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and
criminals.
3. Small bag that is carried over your shoulder and that is used for carrying
clothes, books and etc.
4. A formal and serious promise to tell the truth or to do something.
5. The hair that grows on a man’s cheeks and chin.
6. To become smaller in amount, size or value.
7. A person who is in the military.
8. To cry weakly.
9. A large gun that shoots heavy metal or stone balls and that was once a
common military weapon.
10.To argue about or disagree with something.
 Assessment Card 1 (Answer key)
1. The Seven Stages of Life are infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice,
pantaloon, and old age.
2. The theme of the poem is the cycle of life.
3. The whining schoolboy means next role after the infancy stage that is a
school boy who has bright and shiny face, he looks fresh and has well
washed face in the morning but is unwilling to go in the school.
4. The author of the poem is William Shakespeare.
5. William Shakespeare addressed the poem for millennia.

Assessment Card 2 (Answer Key)

1. Puking 6. Shrunk
2. Justice 7. Soldier
3. Satchel 8. Mewling
4. Oaths 9. Cannon
5. Bearded 10.Quarrel
ENRICHMENT CARD 1

A.Choose the best answer.

1. All `have their exits and entrances`. Exits and entrances refer to
a. Birth and death c. coming and going of actors
b. Beginning and end of play d. the end of Shakespeare era
2. The word which means crying in the poem
a. Weeping c. puking
b. Mewling d. woeful
3. Who is singing a woeful ballad
a. Soldier c. lover
b. Judge d. pantaloon
4. The word in the passage which means `without`
a. Oblivion c. sans
b. Treble d. shank
5. The poem “The Seven Ages of Man” was written by
a. Leonardo da Vinci c. William Shakespeare
b. Mona Lisa d. Aristotle
6. “Creeping like a snail” is an example of
a. Metaphor c. Personification
b. Alliteration d. Simile
7. The poem compares `exit` to
a. Outdoor c. indoor
b. Life d. Death
8. The author compares the story to
a. To a stage c. unity
b. House d. community
9. The poet describes man as a soldier in the
a. 1st stage c.5th stage
b. 6th stage d. 4th stage
10. In the second stage of life, man
a. Mewls and pukes c. sings and plays
b. Goes to school unwillingly d. cries in his nurse’s lap
B. Arrange the following sequence:
______ All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
______ Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, Sans eyes, Sans taste, Sans everything.
______ Into the lean and slippered pantaloons,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
______ Even in the cannon’s mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
______ Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
B. Identify the stages of life below.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
ENRICHMENT CARD 1 (Answer Key)
A.
1. A. Birth and death
2. B. mewling
3. C. lover
4. C. sans
5. C. William Shakespeare
6. D. simile
7. D. Death
8. A. to a stage
9. D. 4th stage
10. B. goes to school unwillingly
B.

All the world’s a stage,

1 And all the men and women merely players;
5 Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, Sans eyes, Sans taste, Sans everything.
4 Into the lean and slippered pantaloons,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
3 Even in the cannon’s mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
2 Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
 C.
1. Infant 5. Justice
2. Schoolboy 6. Pantaloon
3. Lover 7. Old Age
4. Soldier
 ENRICHMENT CARD 2

A. Answer the following questions (5 points each)

1. What are the four types of Sound Devices?

2. Give the meaning of Assonance.

3. Give the meaning of Onomatopoeia.

4. Give the meaning of Alliteration.

5. Give the meaning of Consonance.

B. Write O if the statement is Onomatopoeia, AL if Alliteration, AS if
Assonance and C if Consonance.
_____1. She sells by the seashore
_____2. I think I like the pink kite
_____3. Pitter Patter, Pitter Patter
_____4. Her foot left a print in the carpet
_____5. Odds and ends
_____6. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
_____7. The bee buzzed in my ear
_____8. The boom of the fireworks scared the baby
_____9. The sizzle of a bacon on the griddle is music to my ears
_____10. The scratching of the tree limb on the window was spooky
_____11. Nick’s nephew needed some new notebooks
_____12. Peter’s piglet pranced priggishly
_____13. We light fire on the mountain
_____14. Go and mow the lawn
_____15. The engineer held the steering to steer the vehicle
ENRICHMENT CARD 2 (ANSWER KEY)
A.
1. Assonance, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia and Consonance
2. Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within words.
3. Onomatopoeia is a sound device used by poets to suggest actions,
movements, and meanings.
4. Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the
words.
5. Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of the
words.
B.
1. AL 5. C 9. O 13. AS
2. C 6. AL 10. O 14. AS
3. C 7. O 11. AL 15. AS
4. C 8. O 12. AL
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