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Jaques

American  
[jey-kweez, -kwiz, jeyks] / ˈdʒeɪ kwiz, -kwɪz, dʒeɪks /

noun

  1. a disillusioned and satirical observer of life, in Shakespeare's As You Like It.


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Beneath the summer camp fun is a story that is deeply personal for the film's writer and director, George Jaques.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Jaques posited that middle age compels people to lean in to “the tragic, reflective and philosophical.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

All the world is indeed a stage and all its inhabitants merely stock players, as Jaques lays out in “As You Like It.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Jaques, who is from Toronto, is the first Buckeye to win the award and the second-ever defender.

From Washington Times Mar. 18, 2023

No doubt Shakespeare thought the tears of Jaques sentimental; but he put a piece of himself into Jaques.

From Oxford Lectures on Poetry by Andrew Cecil Bradley

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