As You like It - Shakespeare

Jacques soliloquy in Shakespeare “As You Like It” is all about the stages of life. In the soliloquy he states that everyone goes through seven stages from infancy to old age. Jacques states that there are seven stages, he does not talk about unexpected death. There are several situations in life that determine a persons fate such as accidents, illnesses, and birth defects which prevent you from reaching the next stage of life.

The first and most well known fatal accident occurs in cars. Car accidents are caused by wreck less drivers mainly drivers, who are young and inexperienced. In the soliloquy where he says “jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, seeking the bubble reputation” he is talking about the fearlessness in young men before they hit middle age. It is that fearlessness that young men have behind the wheel that can cause their death and the death of others. In addition to accidents, illnesses are another major cause of unexpected death.

A terminal illness can happen to anyone in any stage of life. You often hear of middle aged people suddenly