FROM THE PUBLISHER: The seven stages

By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, In “As You Like It,” Shakespeare’s comedic reflection on life, the Bard describes seven stages of a person’s life: Infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, Pantalone and old age. These all seem pretty clear, except “Pantalone?” I looked it up – it means “dotard” or “old fool,” more or less. …

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