Read the historical fact.

in medieval england, there was great tension between the saxons and the normans.

when reading ivanhoe, it is to know this fact because it explains

a. why many of the knights show indifference.
b. why lady rowena is the queen of the day.
c. why there is tension between the two sides in the tournament.
d. why the people of the tournament defer to prince john.

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

hope this !

c. is the answer to your question.

explanation: