Look back over the poem and write down the seven roles that Shakespeare says each of us will play in life. All you need to write for this question is a list of the seven ages/acts of a man's life.

In Shakespeare's play "A you like It", the character Jacques has a monologue known as "The Seven Ages of Men", in which describes vividly the complete lifecycle of a person in Elizabethan times, which according to him, consists of seven stages; Infancy, Schoolboy, Teenager, Young man, Middle aged, Old aged, Dotage and Death.

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Infancy

Man enters in the first stage of life. An infant in the caretaker's arms is just a helpless child learning to survive.

Schoolboy

At this stage of life, the organize, disciplined and routine world is introduced to the child.

Teenager

Teenagers in middle times got habitual to the social behavior of seek the favor of a lady.

Youth

The next stage Shakespeare talks about in the poem is that of a young soldier.

Middle Age

Middle age has hardly changed over the centuries. Middle age is the time when men and women settle down, and kids, family, and career take precedence.

Old Age

In medieval times, life expectancy hovered around 40, and a man of 50 would consider himself lucky to be alive.

Extreme Old Age

What Shakespeare talks about in this stage of man is an extreme form of aging, where the person is no longer able to perform basic tasks such as bathing, eating, and going to the toilet.