Analysis Of I In The Performance By Morgan Freeman

Shakespeare has suggested that throughout the seven ages of man the sixth stage epitomizes the transformation into old age and the modification of physical appearance that accompanies the transition (110). The man is described to have become a thin elderly man in slippers, wearing glasses and carrying a bag at his side. The text goes into detail about his apparel such as the pants he wore in his youth now drape loosely on his elderly shriveled legs. The sound of his voice has diminished to a childlike screech as it was in the beginning stages of the seven ages of man. The seventh and final stage of the seven ages is where he experiences his childhood for the second time where he becomes vulnerable and reliant on others once again (110). He is defeated with the amount of forgetfulness and left is without eyes, teeth and conclusively dies. …show more content…
The stage is arranged with a black background with only a light shining on Freeman to accentuate the value and contemplative power of the speech. The stage being bare with no actors or props allows for the audience to solely focus on Freeman’s placid voice and envisage the last two stages of man for themselves. His facial expressions throughout the speech are authentic and genuine as he makes eye contact with the audience in front of him. Freeman’s certainty on stage allows for the audience to regard Shakespeare’s last stages of man to be a serene transformation. Freeman delivers the last two stages of man with a harmonious tone and portrays the stages as a graceful evolution. Freeman’s interpretation of the speech allows for the audience to understand and develop their own thoughts on Shakespeare’s