Shakespeare Flashcards
Which era was William Shakespeare from?
Elizabethan era in England
How did Shakespeare try to capture the essence of acting?
He wrote “All the worlds a stage” from the play: “As you like it”
What did Shakespeare suggest in “All the worlds a stage”
That ‘real life’ is like a play and that ‘real’ people play the roles of different characters at different times in their lives.
What metaphor is used to compare the word to a stage?
“The earth is pictured as a theatre stage on which various characters appear a short while and then empties out to make way for a new production”
What does Shakespeare mean when he says:
“The stage is emptied out for a new production”
It means that the “characters” die 🥲
What does shakespeare propose about the roles people play?
They are all the same and everone goes through 7 roles throughout their lives.
What are the seven roles shakespeare suggests everyone plays?
Stage 1: The infant Stage 2: The schoolboy Stage 3: The lover Stage 4: The soldier Stage 5: The Justice Stage 6: Old age Stage 7: Incapacity
Give information about: “the infant”
In this stage a man is helpless likd a baby and knows nothing about the world.
Baby, dependant, crying in the nurses arms
Give information about: “the schoolboy”
Begins education, leaves protection of his home but not fully independant yet.
Give information about: “the lover”
Man becomes romantic and makes a fool out of himself whrn trying to express love
Give information about: “the soldier”
Man becomes hot headed and makes impulsive decisions, obsessed with reputation even if there are risks
Give information about: “the justice”
Man becomes knowledgeable and has gained information from his life. Wants to pass knowledge to others and enjoy the little things in life.
Give information about: “old age”
Man becomes hollow and is a shell of his past life and former self
Give information about: “incapacity”
Loops back to ‘infancy’, is incapable of independence
What do the roles we play depend on (2)
- Where we are
2. Who we are with
