Justification of the view that the quest is for naught 2. Each character begins alone, “isolated with his own thoughts” b. “The Seven Stages” is an attempt to find the perfect time of life C.
Unlike “The Seven Ages,” this act is nothing more than a dream B. Second act of Part II, “The Seven Stages” A. Malin is ready for this age in contrast to the others’ reluctance to diejust yet VI. “Impotent, aged, and successful,” Malin’s portrayal of a man of thisage is indifferent to the world 7. Quant’s domination of the fifth age (1) Attempt to eliminate all hope (2) View on man’s adaptation to the fifth age 6. Emble’s opposition of the fifth age (1) Refuses to go willingly into middle age (2) Demands to know why man must “Leave out the worst / Pang ofyouth” (3) Is disturbed by time unlike the others for he is still young enough tohave a future f.
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Man is no longer confined to a prison of prismatic color, but is free inthe dull, bland place that is the world e. Anxiety declines as “He man learns to speak / Softer and slower, notto seem so eager” d. Man believes he has made peace with the meaning of life c. Conveys the image of man as “an astonished victor” b. Rosetta’s definition of life and the world 5. Presents circus imagery “as a form of art too close to life to have anypurgative effect on the audience” b. Discovery that love, as it was thought to be, is a sharp contrast to lovein the bounds of reality 4. It is the age of belief in the possibility of a futureģ. Naive belief in self and place in life is boundless d. Age at which man realizes “his life-bet with a lying self” c. Child is “helpless in cradle and / Righteous still” but already has a”Dread in his dreams” 2. Malin asks the reader to “Behold the infant”ī. Others support Malin’s theories by drawing from past, present, andpotential future experiences C. Controls the characters through his introduction of each age B. First act of Part II, “The Seven Ages” A. Emble passes his youthful judgment on the others’ follies.Rosetta endeavors to create an imaginary and happy past.Malin examines the theoretical nature of man.Quant views himself with false admiration.Characters think aloud to reveal their nature _The Age of Anxiety_ character analysis A. Their belief to be in Purgatory when they are allegorically in Hell.
Characters’ views on the general situation
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