![]() ![]() All the other friends who had promised to go with Everyman like Strength, Discretion, Beauty and Knowledge leave Everyman as he enters the grave. Everyman tries to ask his Friends, Fellowship and Kinsmen to accompany him for the journey but they let him down.Īfter prayers and penance, his friend Good Deeds, whom he had forgotten for a long time, gets enough energy to accompany him and assist him in presenting his case before God. Because of his love of the world, Everyman tries to bribe Death to leave him to continue enjoying his life on earth. God therefore becomes angry with Everyman and send his servant Death to take a message to Everyman that he has to embark on a long journey (Effinger, para.1).Įveryman is therefore required to put himself in order and be ready for the journey because Death reminds him that there is no returning from that journey. He not only forsaken God, but also despises his fellow human beings who are poor. Everyman is young, rich and preoccupied with worldly things. He sees that Everyman loves the goods and possessions of this earth and has forgotten him. The first scene of the play shows God looking at Everyman from heaven. These characters include Death, Everyman, God, Fellowship, Goods, Good Deeds, Knowledge, Strength, Five Wits, among others. The author of Everyman used allegorical characters to present his message (Cummings, Para. The Wanderer and Everyman have both similar and contrasting ideas. ![]() According to The Wanderer, salvation is based on faith in Christ rather than in a man’s own deeds. In the middle of disillusionment and despair, The Wanderer remembers that it is good to have faith in God in order to be saved. This man laments for the loss of his family members, friends and he hates being away from his kind king. On the other hand, The Wanderer presents the case of a man who is in exile and roaming the earth (Channing, 1). The teaching the play presents is that God records Everyman’s character and actions, which represents the actions and characters of an ordinary person, after death as in a book. ![]()
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