And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts

Into a sleek and useless peer o’ the realm,

With coronet on brow and ermine robes.

His earlier wit, though dulled, a world to bright

For his new sphere, and his once manly voice

Turning again towards childish accents, drones

And falters in his words. Last scene of all

That ends the strange eventful history

Is second childishness and mere oblivion,

Sans power, sans fame, sans friends, sans everything.