could someone tell me what these phrases mean? there from shakespere?

Question

1. Young in limbs, in judgment old. (Merch. of Venice. A2 S7)
2. Present fears are less than horrible imaginings (Macbeth. A1 S3)
3. An old man is twice a child. (Hamlet. A2 S2)
4. Strong reasons make strong actions (King John. A3 S4)
5. Virtue is chok'd with foul ambition (Henry VI Part II. A3 S1)

Answer 1

1. A young person wise beyond their years.
2. What is putting you in danger now, in reality, is far worse than anything you can imagine.
3. Old people, when they become helpless and senile, have a "second childhood" in which they must be cared for like children.
4. If you know what to do and are well convinced of it, your will act with certainty.
5. People's ambition gets in the way of them behaving in a moral, virtuous manner.

Answer 2

1. Meaning essentially that a person is wise beyond their years.
2. Your imagination blows things out of proprotion, so live in the present not in your fears.
3. Age removes the lessons we learn during the years. As we get older, our minds become like that of a child.
4. The better and more convicing your reasons for something, the more likely you or others will be to take action.
5. You may have virtue, but negative ambitions become greed and anger, thus making a once good person a bad person.

Answer 3

It depends on the context to a certain extent, but generally:

1. Young in years, but has the wisdom of someone older.

2. The actual event is not as scary as imagined.

3. Sometimes as we get older, we also return to being like a child. Could refer to senility.

4. If you have a good reason for doing something, you will take a strong action to deal with it.

5. Sometimes even though people are basically good, the desire to get ahead can make them do things that are less than honorable.

I hope this helps.

Answer 4

1. A young person, with an old (containing knowledge beyond his years)mind.

2. The real problems are not as bad as the person imagines ( mountains out of molehill).

3. Various interpretations.( Older a person gets, the more childlike they become, or it could have to do with senality etc)

4. The stronger a person believes in something, the more they will do to justify that belief

5. Often a good deed is lost, in the need for recognition. ( Was I seeking attention, Is that all good deeds are when looked at with an ice cold eye?)-Wicked

Answer 5

1. Young physically, but reasonable like an old man.
2. The fears may be justified.
3. An old man may act like a child, even worse.
4. When an action is backed by good justifications, it's powerful.
5. Ambition, desire may destroy other good qualities.

Answer 6

well i knnow the first one means you are young in body and old in mind.