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In the "7 stages" of life, he [Shakespeare] gives us the boy-warrior "seeking the bubble reputation even in the cannon's mouth".

What were the 7 stages of life? I didn't know this was something the Bard hashed out directly. I thought there was a psychologist, either Erikson or ______ [can't recall!], who cam eup with the theory on different stage sof life or life crises. Anybody out there care to educate me on this?