Who wrote the poem 'The Seven Ages' ?
Correct answer: C. William Shakespeare
- A. John Milton
- B. Geoffrey Chaucer
- C. William Shakespeare
- D. Edward Gibbon
Explanation
The famous 'Seven Ages of Man' speech appears in Shakespeare's comedy As You Like It. It presents life as seven stages, beginning with infancy and ending with old age.
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