The Four Ages of Man (William Butler Yeats)
He with body waged a fight,
He with body waged a fight,
But body won; it walks upright.
Then he struggled with the heart;
Innocent and peace depart.
Then he struggled with the mind;
His proud heart he left behind.
Now his wars on God begin;
At stroke of midnight God shall win
As in the lecture, we have discussed about one of the William Shakespeare’s famous poems ‘As You Like It’. The poem is mainly about the stages of life in Shakespeare’s point of view. Our instructor also asked us to have a look at other literary works and one of them is ‘The Four Ages of Man’ by William Butler Yeats. As for the first time read through the poem, I feel very annoying because I can’t able to understand the poem very well. I keep asking myself, why I should read this poem! But, after my third time of reading, finally I got the idea and connotative meaning from the text. Both of the authors, William Shakespeare and William Butler Yeats convey the same idea in their works but in the different perception. They use the same concept of stages of man’s life but they have their own perception towards the subject matter.
As in the lecture, we have discussed about one of the William Shakespeare’s famous poems ‘As You Like It’. The poem is mainly about the stages of life in Shakespeare’s point of view. Our instructor also asked us to have a look at other literary works and one of them is ‘The Four Ages of Man’ by William Butler Yeats. As for the first time read through the poem, I feel very annoying because I can’t able to understand the poem very well. I keep asking myself, why I should read this poem! But, after my third time of reading, finally I got the idea and connotative meaning from the text. Both of the authors, William Shakespeare and William Butler Yeats convey the same idea in their works but in the different perception. They use the same concept of stages of man’s life but they have their own perception towards the subject matter.
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