Shakespeare uses lines with a steady rhythm of 5 beats in each (Blank Verse). Copy the lines from “And all the men and women merely players” to “sudden and quick in quarrel” and put a stress mark on each of the stressed syllables.

(Stressed syllables are shown in bold capitals.)

And ALL the MEN and WOmen MEREly PLAYers;
They HAVE their EXits AND their ENtranCES,
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.
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. THEN a SOLdier,
Full OF strange OATHS and BEARDed LIKE the PARD,
JEALous in HONour, SUDden and QUICK in QUARrel,