Self-Righteousness In The Odyssey

In Everyman God is depicted as angry, self-righteous, and harsh.  His anger is made clear from the beginning; "I perceive, here in my majesty, how that all creatures be to me unkind, living without dread in worldly prosperity" (23-24). In other words, God is angry because humans do not obey his word and they do not fear him. His anger stems from the fact that he is self-righteous. God says, "Of ghostly sight the people be so blind, drowned in sin, they know me not for their God" (25-26); this implies that God thinks that everyone should accept him as their God, and if they do not they are wrong. His self-righteousness is further portrayed when he says, "I healed their feet, with thorns hurt was my head. I could do no more than I did, truly -- And now I see the people do clean forsake me" (33-35). This shows that God feels that his actions are worthy of praise; he thinks that he deserves
Because he does not feel that he is receiving the praise that he deserves, he send Death to visit mankind in an effort to scare them, proving just how harsh he is; "They be so cumbered with worldly riches that needs on them I must do justice -- on every man living without fear" (60-62). Death is also portrayed as harsh, as well as unforgiving. Death says, "He that loveth riches I will strike with my dart, his sight to blind, and from heaven to depart . . . In hell for to dwell, world without end" (75-79). He also goes on to deny Everyman's pleas to delay his death; "I give thee no respite. Come hence and not tarry!" (130). Death knows his mission and he shows no mercy. Unlike God and Death, the Angel is portrayed as being peaceful and as sign of comfort as she welcomes Everyman into Heaven. However, her words, "Now shalt thou into the heavenly sphere -- unto the which all ye shall come that liveth well before the day of doom" (899-900), also portrays God's angry message: if you do not obey, you will go to