Everyman
Everyman The Authors Perception of Death
Eng 102-B45 Oct 20, 2012
Outline:
I. Introduction ii. Summary of Allegorical Characters iii. Author’s Perception of Death iv. Conclusion
I. Introduction “Everyman” is an English morality play and the author is unknown, this play first appeared in England during the 16th century. Everyman is an early medieval play that’s connected with church drama. “Everyman” is about a man who is happy with his life just the way it was until Death summons and speaks about his life ending. This plays author wanted to emphasize to his audience that every soul needs to be saved before his or her death. This author wanted to remind Christians and those who believe in God that death may be the beginning of our trip to heaven and meeting with God. There is also the reminder that death may be the end of our bodies physically. This unknown author created this play to make his audience well aware of the promised afterlife and what is waiting for us in the next world. Man does not know how long they will be in the physical body only God knows the days that we are to stay in the form he created us in. (Job 14:5) reads “Since his days are determined, the number of his months is with You; You have determined his limits so that he cannot pass”. ii. Summary of Allegorical Characters
This is a play that uses allegorical characters representing what Everyman clings to and values during life. In the beginning Everyman had no interest in his spiritual life until later in the play when he repented of his sins which were in the right amount of time. The anonymous author of the play “Everyman” named the main character Everyman referring him as a typical human being. “The characters in Everyman represented good and evil that normally involves a struggle for the souls of man. Death is a messenger sent by God to call Everyman. In the
Eng 102-B45 Oct 20, 2012
Outline:
I. Introduction ii. Summary of Allegorical Characters iii. Author’s Perception of Death iv. Conclusion
I. Introduction “Everyman” is an English morality play and the author is unknown, this play first appeared in England during the 16th century. Everyman is an early medieval play that’s connected with church drama. “Everyman” is about a man who is happy with his life just the way it was until Death summons and speaks about his life ending. This plays author wanted to emphasize to his audience that every soul needs to be saved before his or her death. This author wanted to remind Christians and those who believe in God that death may be the beginning of our trip to heaven and meeting with God. There is also the reminder that death may be the end of our bodies physically. This unknown author created this play to make his audience well aware of the promised afterlife and what is waiting for us in the next world. Man does not know how long they will be in the physical body only God knows the days that we are to stay in the form he created us in. (Job 14:5) reads “Since his days are determined, the number of his months is with You; You have determined his limits so that he cannot pass”. ii. Summary of Allegorical Characters
This is a play that uses allegorical characters representing what Everyman clings to and values during life. In the beginning Everyman had no interest in his spiritual life until later in the play when he repented of his sins which were in the right amount of time. The anonymous author of the play “Everyman” named the main character Everyman referring him as a typical human being. “The characters in Everyman represented good and evil that normally involves a struggle for the souls of man. Death is a messenger sent by God to call Everyman. In the
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