And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts 19 Into the lean and slippered pantaloon, 20 With spectacles on nose and pouch on side; 21 His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide 22 For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice, 23 Turning again toward childish treble, pipes 24 And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, 25 That ends this strange eventful history, 26 Is second childishness and mere oblivion, 27 Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything. 28 All the World's A Stage By: William Shakespeare Checking for Understanding What is the speaker comparing life to in this poem? "And one man in his time plays many parts, / His acts being seven ages." Name the "seven ages" that men go through, using a few words for each. The last scene of life is "second childishness." What do you think this means?
19 And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts 20 Into the lean and slippered pantaloon, 21 With spectacles on nose and pouch on side; 22 His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide 23 For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice, 24 Turning again toward childish treble, pipes 25 And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, 26 That ends this strange eventful history, 27 Is second childishness and mere oblivion, 28 Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything. All the World's A Stage By: William Shakespeare Checking for Understanding What is the speaker comparing life to in this poem? "And one man in his time plays many parts, / His acts being seven ages." Name the "seven ages" that men go through, using a few words for each. The last scene of life is "second childishness." What do you think this means?
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