Fiche à imprimer : All the world's a stage : les sept âges de la vie (Première)

Anglais	Français
All the world's a stage.	Le monde entier est un théâtre.
a metaphor	une métaphore
the seven ages of man	les sept âges de l'homme
an infant / a schoolboy	un nourrisson / un écolier
a lover / a soldier	un amoureux / un soldat
The speaker compares life to...	Le personnage compare la vie à...

Dans As You Like It (Comme il vous plaira), le mélancolique Jaques prononce l'une des tirades les plus célèbres de Shakespeare : All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players. La vie est une pièce en sept actes : le nourrisson, l'écolier qui traîne les pieds pour aller à l'école, l'amoureux qui soupire, le soldat avide de gloire, le juge, le vieillard... et enfin une « seconde enfance ». C'est une métaphore filée : l'image du théâtre est développée tout au long du texte.

Mise en situation : l'analyse

Teacher : What is the main metaphor in this speech?

Quelle est la métaphore principale de cette tirade ?

Clara : The speaker compares life to a play. We are all actors, and each age of life is like an act.

Le personnage compare la vie à une pièce. Nous sommes tous des acteurs, et chaque âge de la vie est comme un acte.

Teacher : What are the seven ages?

Quels sont les sept âges ?

Lucas : The infant, the schoolboy, the lover, the soldier, the judge, the old man, and finally second childhood.

Le nourrisson, l'écolier, l'amoureux, le soldat, le juge, le vieillard, et enfin la seconde enfance.

Teacher : What does it suggest about human life?

Que suggère-t-elle sur la vie humaine ?

Clara : It suggests that our roles are temporary. We play many parts, and then we leave the stage. It's quite a pessimistic view.

Elle suggère que nos rôles sont temporaires. Nous jouons de nombreux rôles, puis nous quittons la scène. C'est une vision assez pessimiste.

À retenir

a metaphor (filée), a speech, the speaker ; All the world's a stage, men and women merely players.
the seven ages : infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, old age, second childhood ; It suggests that...

Exercice 1 : Les sept âges de la vie : exercice 1 (QCM)

« Le monde entier est un théâtre. »
1. All the world's a state.
2. All the word's a stage.
3. All the world's a stage.
« une métaphore »
1. a metaphor
2. a metaphore
3. a meta for
« un nourrisson »
1. an infantry
2. an infant
3. an enfant
« un écolier »
1. a schoolboy
2. a scholar of
3. a school boyfriend
Combien d'âges ?
1. douze
2. trois
3. sept
La pièce s'appelle...
1. The Tempest
2. As You Like It
3. Much Ado About Nothing
La tirade est prononcée par...
1. Jaques
2. Hamlet
3. Prospero
« les hommes et les femmes ne sont que des acteurs »
1. all the men and women merely players
2. all men and womans merely players
3. all the men and women only playing
« Il compare la vie à une pièce. »
1. He compares life with a piece of.
2. He compare life to a play.
3. He compares life to a play.
« temporaire »
1. contemporary
2. temporal of
3. temporary

Exercice 2 : Les sept âges de la vie : exercice 2 (à compléter)

All the world's a .......................... .
All the men and women merely .......................... .
The speaker .......................... life to a play.
It's a .......................... .
Each age of life is like an .......................... .
Finally, second .......................... .
It .......................... that our roles are temporary.
We play many .......................... . (rôles)
Then we leave the .......................... .
It's quite a .......................... view.

Exercice 3 : Les sept âges de la vie : mise en situation

Le prof demande la métaphore principale.
1. What is the main metaphor in this speech?
2. Which is the main metaphor in this speech?
3. What is the main metaphor of this speach?
Le personnage compare la vie à une pièce.
1. The speaker compares life to a play.
2. The speaker compares the life to a piece.
3. The speaker compare life to a play.
Nous sommes tous des acteurs.
1. We are all actors.
2. We all are actor.
3. We are all actings.
Le prof demande les sept âges.
1. What are the seven ages?
2. Which are the seven age?
3. What is the seven ages?
Enfin, la seconde enfance.
1. And finally second childhood.
2. And final second childhood.
3. And finally second childness.
Le prof demande ce que cela suggère.
1. What does it suggest about human life?
2. What does it suggests about human life?
3. What it suggests about human life?
Nos rôles sont temporaires.
1. It suggests that our rolls are temporary.
2. It suggests that our roles are temporary.
3. It suggest that our roles are temporary.
Nous jouons de nombreux rôles.
1. We play much parts.
2. We play many parties.
3. We play many parts.
C'est une vision assez pessimiste.
1. It's a quite pessimist view.
2. It's quite a pessimistic view.
3. It's quite pessimistic a view.
Tu nuances.
1. However, it can also be readed as humorous.
2. However, it can also be read as humorous.
3. However, it can also read as humour.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) All the world's a stage. · 2. a) a metaphor · 3. b) an infant · 4. a) a schoolboy · 5. c) sept · 6. b) As You Like It · 7. a) Jaques · 8. a) all the men and women merely players · 9. c) He compares life to a play. · 10. c) temporary

Exercice 2

1. stage · 2. players · 3. compares · 4. metaphor · 5. act · 6. childhood · 7. suggests · 8. parts · 9. stage · 10. pessimistic

Exercice 3

1. a) What is the main metaphor in this speech? · 2. a) The speaker compares life to a play. · 3. a) We are all actors. · 4. a) What are the seven ages? · 5. a) And finally second childhood. · 6. a) What does it suggest about human life? · 7. b) It suggests that our roles are temporary. · 8. c) We play many parts. · 9. b) It's quite a pessimistic view. · 10. b) However, it can also be read as humorous.