ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the second stage of life, man
A
mewls and pukes
B
goes to school unwillingly
C
cries in his nurses lap
D
sings and plays
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the second stage of life man plays the role of a small boy or child. He holds a school bag, has a shiny face and walks as slowly as he can because he does not like school and is reluctant to leave home. The role of the lover is the third stage of life.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stage 2, Schoolboy: This is where his formal education starts but he is not entirely happy with school. His mother is ambitious for him and has washed his face thoroughly before sending him off to school but he goes very slowly and reluctantly. Unwillingly to school.”

Detailed explanation-3: -The seven stages of life as stated by Shakespeare include Infancy, Schoolboy, Teenager, Young Man, Middle age, Old age, and Death.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The poet refers to the final stage of man’s life as “second childishness, ” since when a man grows old, he behaves and acts like a child. An elderly man, according to the poet, is similar to a child in that he lacks teeth, has poor eyesight, and has lost interest in everything around him.

Detailed explanation-5: -The stages referred are: infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, pantaloon and old age.

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