Thursday, March 21, 2019
Jaques Speech Act in As You Like It -- William Shakespeare Jaques Essa
Jaques Speech Act in As You Like ItIn William Shakespeares As You Like It the lyric good turn is introduced and helps to create a unique insight into the play and its events. Shakespeare integrates a savoir-faire act by Jaques to deliver a deeper meaning and lesson to the consultation or reader of the work. Jaques in his speech act conveys a meat with a much deeper meaning and teaching to society in general. The speech act rendered by Jaques addresses the themes of satire, philosophy, and the ages of man.Jaques starts his speech act by stating that All the realisms a stage,And all the men and women merely players.They have their exits and their entrances,And wiz man in his time plays many parts,His acts being seven ages. (II, vii, 139-143)Jaques has turn to philosophy in his search for a new identity, and as a philosopher he starts to question what he sees and hears around him. This drives him to offer this speech act where he sees the world as a stage upon which people per form. Their disparate ages signify varying acts and scenes in As You Like It. The descriptions presented by Jaques unfold one to believe that the roles are somewhat beyond the players control and perhaps even that the script has been set by an everlasting(a) power. Jaques addresses the topic of satire utilizing a unique way to convey the heart and soul to the audience or reader. A mention is made of the infant who mews and pukes in the nurses arms (II, ii, 144-146). He describes the event in such a g...
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