What separates an infant from an adult? Both are human and both require the same basic needs: food, water, and shelter. Shakespeare’s character Jaques attempts to define the different stages of humankind in his speech mainly by focusing on observable facts. While an infant is, in theory, the same as an adult, Jaques notes that an infant is “mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms,” while an adult is described as having a “fair round belly. . . eyes severe, and beard of formal cut full of wise saws.” In this speech describing the “Seven Ages of Man”, while no clear age group is given for each characterization in his descriptions an age range can be placed to each physical description and actions. The audience can assign an age to each description with relative ease; be that as it may, each individual may pass through stages at different times or not at all. Because all the stages are mainly established based on physical attributes, it makes it easy to see how much we as humans value outward appearance. While physical …show more content…
The main difference between my stages and Jaques’s is that someone who lives a long life may still never reach my final stage. As opposed to Jaques’s stages, while someone may skip some stages in between, if a person lives a long life they will always play the part of “second childishness and mere oblivion.” In my stages, it is possible to move forward and backward between the stages and even be stuck in one forever. While this may discredit my system to some, the cogency of my stages relies more on unobservable, metaphysical characteristics as opposed to Jaques. What makes humans unique compared to our fellow animals is our ability to think and reason. It is that uniqueness that forms the core of my stages, differing from Jaques stages that are also observable in even the most basic of
In this essay I'll be talking about the difference between Shakespeare's world and age and ours today. There are many differences that we have today then back then. Some of the differences are that the actors in his day weren't always appreciated and they got yelled insults and spit at and thrown orange peels. Today the difference for actors is very different. We also have the difference of things being more safe to use and also we have more people who can choose who they want to marry. Shakespeares plays have been around for a very long time and so there are going to be many differences between our world and age today than his and I'll go more into depth with those reasons. If you want to know some of the differnces between Shakespeares world and our own then continue reading.
Eric Erikson developed a theory that divides an individual’s life into eight stages that extend from birth to death (unlike many developmental theories that only cover childhood). Erikson (1902-94)
The Generativity vs. stagnation stage ranges from ages thirty-five to sixty-five and is when we ask ourselves if we produced anything of value in our lives, and if not then we find some way to fulfill that desire (Erikson, 1994). Lastly, the Ego integrity vs. despair stage ranges from sixty-five years old until death, and is when we look back on our lives and decide if we made an impact or made a difference while we were on this earth (Schultz, 2008).
The individual going through these stages, “the person becomes fueled by changes in the sense of self rather than in changes in cognitive capability” (Cooper, 2015, p. 34). The Pre-conventional level is called Self-Oriented, in this level the individual is focusing on their own needs. The most important part of being in this level, is their survival. In the beginning, people in this stage are possibly considered to be selfish. We can see why people compare this level more with children because children do not understand the function of
In his essay “65,” Mark Jacobson references one specific diagram, “The Stages of Man’s Life from the Cradle to the Grave,” which leads him to a small epiphany (113). Basically, according to the analogy, the stages of life are stairs, each stair representing roughly ten years. At the beginning of said stair, a person faces new experiences they aren’t yet qualified to approach. Once the person has learned to master these experiences (after about ten years or so), he/she advances a step. This person is again rendered a beginner to new territory. The same pattern, step after step, repeats for a lifetime.
In the Life Cycle Completed by Erik H. Erikson, Erikson talks about the stages in life those stages range from infancy to elderly age. The stages are basic trust vs. basic mistrust, autonomy vs. shame and doubt, initiative vs. guilt, industry vs. inferiority, identity vs. identity confusion, intimacy vs. isolation, generatively vs. stagnation, and finally integrity vs. despair. In Wild Strawberries the character Isak Borg goes through all the stages that Erikson talk about in his book Life Cycle Completed and you get a visual understanding of what Erikson means about the stages.
Many of our temperament traits are evident at birth. However, other characteristics such as trust, guilt and competency are learned based upon our life experiences and the support we receive as we grow and develop. Based upon his research, Erikson became aware of the influence maturation and social demands have on behavior and ultimately on our development. He believed these two forces "push[ed] humans everywhere through…[a set of] eight psychosocial crises" (Sigelman, C. & Rider, E., 2009, pg.332). He organized life into eight stages that extend from birth to death.
My system is based off of personal experience and stages of mental development. The first stage is the baby where the person is unable to develop physical skills let alone their own ideas. Then there’s the toddler in which the person becomes curious of their surroundings. The third stage is the education stage in which the person is given the wisdom of their elders. Next is the discovery stage where the person begins to disagree with elders and explore themselves. The exploration stage is the next stage in life. In this stage the person has discovered their main beliefs and delve deeper into their self exploration. The sixth stage is teacher; here wisdom of the person is passed to the younger generations. Then is the reflection stage where one looks back on their life decisions until they enter the last stage of life which is death. Death is the stage in life where the physical body ceases to exist. There are several differences between my classification of life and Jacques. In my system I add new stages: toddler and exploration and combine Jacques lover and soldier stages into the discovery stage. I added these stages because I felt that important psychology moments occur during these time periods which differentiate them from each other. I did not include gender specifications because this system is one that everyone follows despite
There are seven stages a human moves through during his or her life span. These stages include infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle adulthood and old age.
The next stage is known to be the ego, at which, it works in fulfilling the urges developed from id. It works partially with each of the three consciousness levels. It made us to think and act accordingly by the reality principle; nevertheless, it is informed of the real world and such consequences basing from our behavior. This stage has promoted us to do things and taking steps which are always in safe and reasonable in various conditions. The last stage of personality is known as the superego,
The three theories I have chosen to discuss are all extremely relevant ideas; although I prefer Erik Erikson’s stage of psychosocial development. Erik Erikson’s theory covers a person’s entire lifespan showing the many different stages throughout one’s life. A person is always
I was intrigued that Victor Hugo created Javert to be the opposite. To explain, Javert is persistent in imprisoning every person who has ever broken the law and has no leniency. Javert has an undeniable correlation with law in late nineteenth century France, so his faults alludes to the faults of the law. Through the embodiment of law in Javert, Victor Hugo in Les Misérables explains that the law can be a means to help and protect citizens, but with its faults, it can end up causing more harm than good. To establish this relationship, we will analyze Javert’s values and why they are the way they are, then, suggest how a relationship
The world isn't a stage, it is many. Each person has there own stage, and sometimes these stages collide and intertwine with one another, but it is not merely a single stage. The world is many stages because we are all the stars of our own lives, everyone else is simply there to witness the show.
Erikson developed eight stages of human development. Briefly I would describe all eight my I will concentrate on stages five and six which are adolescence and young adulthood. Myer describes the stages in the following manner. Stage one occurs during the first year This stage is called infancy (trust vs. mistrust) during this stage if needs are dependably met, infants develop a sense of basic trust. The second stage is called the toddler stage (autonomy vs. shame and doubt). This stage occurs while the baby is two years old, in this stage toddlers learn to exercise will do things for themselves, or they doubt their abilities. The third stage is called the preschooler between the ages of three and five (initiative vs. guilt). During this stage preschoolers learn to initiate
The play, As You Like It by William Shakespeare features the poem, The Seven Ages of Man. Overall, this poem is a dance through the stages of life-and touches upon human life as a circular, metaphorical performance in which man begins and ends the same way. Each stage of life has required lines delivered in a frankly honest, yet melancholy tone. The figurative language that portrays this theme and tone are metaphor, imagery, and repetition. Therefore, all men and women are merely players and their finest acts are figuratively outlined.