Jaques

“And one man in his time plays many parts, / His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, / Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms. / And then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel / And shining morning face, creeping like snail / Unwillingly to school. And then the lover, / Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad / Made to his mistress’ eyebrow.” (II.vii.141-48) Jaques is defining all the stages of man. Though these stages may be overgeneralized, they hold truth to them. The first line begins by telling the reader that a man will play seven roles in his life and each man will have the same roles. He believes the seven stages to be a puking child, a whining schoolboy, a young lover, a soldier, a leader, a rash old man, and an old man …show more content…
Masson takes a much more barbarous and wry approach to Jaques’ character, which really allows the audience to interact and understand him. He emphasizes certain words/phrases like “merely players” and the viewer gets a deeper meaning to those words; people just exist and are players in a much larger grand scheme. He puts emphasis on “mewling” to get us to understand how pathetic and petty it is. The viewer notices that Masson makes his voice go higher in an attempt to sound more like a child and make fun of the younger populous. He makes his voice more seductive and almost mocks the idea of love simply by changing his tactic used when presenting those lines. His mockery of love shows how melancholy he really is, which is expressed throughout the whole play; “A fool, a fool! I met a fool i’ th’ forest, / A motley fool. A miserable world!” (II.vii.12-13). Masson also uses gestures to really bring the viewer in and pay attention to what he is saying. His gestures highlight and underline what is important within the spoken lines, while also showing the viewer a clear picture on how he is portraying Jaques—as dry and melancholy to the point where he is almost …show more content…
The photograph is presumably set in the forest of Arden and Rosalind, who is dressed up as Ganymede in the photo holds a casual, but cocky stance while leaning up against a tree. By the stance in this photo, this Rosalind would have taken a literal view of what she thought a boy to be—cocky, overconfident, and a know-it-all. The actor who plays Rosalind would have then taken those characteristics and applied them to her interpretation of Rosalind/Ganymede. She holds both her hands behind her head with her elbows pointed out like she doesn’t have a care in the world. Therefore, this gives the view that the portrayal of Rosalind would be confident and sure and would shy away from the softer more delicate side of Rosalind. By putting her hands behind her head it gives a confident aura, which Rosalind/Ganymede mostly maintains in the forest of Arden. In contrast with the uppermost half of her body, her lower body suggests a feminine side of her. She has one foot tucked behind the other which portrays the femininity of her while she plays her role as Ganymede. The crossing of the feet dates back to her roots and upbringing in the court and brings a delicate touch to Rosalind/Ganymede. The clothing really adds to Rosalind/Ganymede as a character and brings the arrogance of her character to life. Her bag is casually strung across her body and hangs limply by her side, as well as her sword just laying in her lap casually