Understanding the Seven Ages of Man

The transcript describes the seven stages of human life as a theatrical play, starting with infancy and progressing through childhood, youth, adulthood, middle age, old age, and finally ending in oblivion. Each stage is characterized by distinct behaviors and roles, illustrating the cyclical nature of life and the inevitable progression towards the end.

What metaphor does the narrator use to describe life?

• A game

• A stage

• A book

• A journey

Which stage is characterized by a child unwillingly going to school?

• The schoolboy

• The soldier

• The infant

• The lover

What is the lover's main characteristic?

• Bearded like a pod

• Creeping like a snail

• Sighing like a furnace

• Seeking reputation

Which stage is described as being full of strange oaths and quick in quarrel?

• The infant

• The lover

• The schoolboy

• The soldier

What physical feature is associated with the justice?

• A shrunk shank

• Spectacles on nose

• A round belly

• A big manly voice

In the sixth stage, what is the pantaloon's voice compared to?

• A cannon

• Childish treble

• A snail

• A furnace

What is the final stage of life described as?

• A final act

• A return to infancy

• Second childishness

• A journey's end