William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He is considered the greatest writer in the English language and wrote about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and several other poems. In his famous poem "All the world's a stage," Shakespeare describes the seven stages of a man's life: infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, pantaloon, and second childishness in old age. Each stage is characterized by specific attributes as he transitions through childhood, youth, adulthood, and old age.

2. William Shakespeare(26 April 1564– 23 April
1616) was born in Stratford-upon-Avon . He
was an English poet, playwright, and actor,
widely regarded as the greatest writer in the
English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often
called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant
works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays,154
sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, of which
the authorship of some is uncertain. His plays have been translated
into every major living language and are performed more often than
those of any other playwright.

3. 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,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
Then, the whining school-boy 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,
.

4. Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then, the ustice,
In fair round belly, with a good capon lined,
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 slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side,
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward 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

5. Shakespeare considers the world a stage and men and women actors on the
stage of life. They play seven roles according to their age. The first stage, as
described by the poet, is the infant who is being carried by a nurse. The infant
cries and vomits all the time. Later, that infant grows into a schoolboy, not
willing to attend school which is the second stage of a man’s life. The third
stage is that of a lover who is lost in his thoughts of love. The lover writes
poetry to his lady’s beauty. In the fourth stage, as he grows older, he joins the
army and becomes a soldier. He is physically fit and is aggressive, short-
tempered and ambitious in nature. The fifth stage shows that with maturity
and wisdom, the family man becomes a judge. He is a fair, healthy man full of
wisdom. His look is authoritative and he advises people. The sixth stage is
about the man who has grown old and is seen in a pantaloon and spectacles.
His authoritative voice has grown weak and his voice trembles as he talks.
The last stage is about the senile man who loses his teeth, his vision and his
hearing. After this, the man part in the play ends and he exits from the stages
of his life forever.

6. There are seven stages of man’s life.
1st stage : The infant being carried by nurse.
2nd stage : The school boy where he learns to utter a plaintive, high-
pitched, protracted sound, as in pain, fear, supplication, or complaint.
3rd stage : The lover who is lost in his thoughts of love .
4th stage : The soldier whose life is full of obligations, commitments,
compliances, oaths and vows.
5th stage : The adult-hood where he tries to live a fair and justified life.
6th stage : The man who has grown old and is seen in a pantaloon and
spectacles.
Last stage : The senile man who loses his teeth, his vision and his
hearing. After this, the man exits from the stages of his life forever.

7. The first and foremost act of every human being is
the stage of infancy, who is being carried by a
nurse. where he makes his presence felt by crying at
the top of his voice.

8. The second stage is the ‘whining’ schoolboy who is
unwilling to go to school and where he learns to utter a
plaintive, high-pitched, protracted sound, as in pain,
fear, supplication, or complaint.

9. The third stage is his early youth, the peak of love and high
romance. He sighs like a burning furnace and sings the sad
ballads of romance. The impression of her reply can be seen in
her eyebrows. The lover writes poetry to his lady’s beauty.

10. The fourth stage is of a soldier whose life is full of
obligations, commitments, compliances, oaths and vows. He
endlessly fights for his honour, to maintain a dignified
reputation. He is physically fit and is aggressive, short-
tempered and ambitious in nature.

11. The fifth stage is the adult-hood where a man tries to live a
fair and justified life. The fifth stage shows that with
maturity and wisdom, the family man becomes a judge. He is
a fair, healthy man full of wisdom. His look is authoritative
and he advises people.

12. The sixth stage is about the man who has grown old and is seen
in a pantaloon and spectacles. His authoritative voice has
grown weak and his voice trembles as he talks.

13. The last stage is also the stage of oblivion ; the state of being
completely forgotten or unknown. He is without everything;
without teeth, eyes and taste. The last stage is about the senile man
who loses his teeth, his vision and his hearing. After this, the man
part in the play ends and he exits from the stages of his life forever.