Question

Read the given lines and answer the questions that follow. 

 “Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion, Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.”

(i) What is the last scene of man’s life?

(ii) Why is the last stage of man has been called a ‘second childishness’?

(iii) How is the last stage of man’s life a ‘mere oblivion’?

(iv) Explain ‘eventful history’.

Answer 1

(i) The last scene that ends man’s eventual life is a ‘second-childishness’. In this stage he appears and behaves like a child.

(ii) The last stage of man’s life has been called a ‘second childishness’ as man’s appearance and activities in this stage are quite similar to those of a child.

(iii) The last stage of life is a ‘mere oblivion’ as old age is another stage of forgetfulness.

(iv) It means the life-long history of man full of interesting incidents and experiences.