The Jewish Philosopher Philo of Alexandria writes in his work 'On Creation': " Hippocrates the physician says that there are Seven ages of man, infancy, childhood, boyhood, youth, …

We might note that this monologue follows the ancient order of the planetary spheres. Each of the roles played by man at some age corresponds to a planetary personality, beginning with the …

The Seven Ages of Man 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 …

May 13, 2025 · Shakespeare's 'Seven Ages of Man' describes life's stages from birth to death through different roles. The roles in 'Seven Ages of Man' show how ideas about growing up …

By the time the Elizabethan age arrived, it was a most familiar idea, and Shakespeare’s audience would immediately have recognised the concept of the seven ages of man.

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,

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,

The idea of the seven ages of man has been used in art and poetry many times. Jaques draws his picture from his usual cynical point of view and intends to belittle man in all his ages.

May 27, 2020 · Shakespeare managed it, in this famous speech from As You Like It, which begins with the famous declaration that ‘All the world’s a stage, / And all the men and women merely …

In Act II, Scene 7 of William Shakespeare's "As You Like It," the jaded, cynical, and melancholy Jaques outlines what he sees as the seven ages of man, opening with these famous lines: