Fun with Everyman the Play
Everyman
English
Everyman
Thesis
Everyman, the play, presents the reader with a variety of assorted characters, as representatives of things human’s, more often than not, value. Values that the main character, named Everyman, has involved in his life. The character Everyman is called upon by the calm character Death, but Everyman is not ready to die just yet. Everyman sets out on a journey to find some companions and friends to go on his journey towards death, and the grave, with him. Everyman realizes how stupid, foolish and a waste of time this is in the end and he finally comes to the conclusion that he alone has to give witness to his life before God at the time of judgment.
Outline 1. Introduction of the play 2. Summary of the characters found in the play. 3. Main character story and his weaknesses. 4. The author’s viewpoint of death. 5. Conclusion
Everyman 1.
Introduction of the play
“Everyman” is an English play, likely written before the end of the Fifteenth century. “Everyman” is considered one of the morality plays, with its Catholic and Christian morals ever present and mixing them within its entertainment value. The play is an example of an allegory, defined as, “The characters in an allegory often have no individual personality, but are embodiments of moral qualities and other abstractions.” (Allegory, 2010). The author, unknown, and lost to time, used powerfully named characters to represent characters any human may meet along their own personal journeys towards our own death.
Everyman 2.
Summary of the Characters The main character of the play is adeptly named Everyman, a representative of literally every human: Emotional, with needs and wants in life, he is broke. Not just broke, but busted. The messenger, an angel, a real good looking one, announces the treaty with God and tells the real title of the play, “The Summoning of
English
Everyman
Thesis
Everyman, the play, presents the reader with a variety of assorted characters, as representatives of things human’s, more often than not, value. Values that the main character, named Everyman, has involved in his life. The character Everyman is called upon by the calm character Death, but Everyman is not ready to die just yet. Everyman sets out on a journey to find some companions and friends to go on his journey towards death, and the grave, with him. Everyman realizes how stupid, foolish and a waste of time this is in the end and he finally comes to the conclusion that he alone has to give witness to his life before God at the time of judgment.
Outline 1. Introduction of the play 2. Summary of the characters found in the play. 3. Main character story and his weaknesses. 4. The author’s viewpoint of death. 5. Conclusion
Everyman 1.
Introduction of the play
“Everyman” is an English play, likely written before the end of the Fifteenth century. “Everyman” is considered one of the morality plays, with its Catholic and Christian morals ever present and mixing them within its entertainment value. The play is an example of an allegory, defined as, “The characters in an allegory often have no individual personality, but are embodiments of moral qualities and other abstractions.” (Allegory, 2010). The author, unknown, and lost to time, used powerfully named characters to represent characters any human may meet along their own personal journeys towards our own death.
Everyman 2.
Summary of the Characters The main character of the play is adeptly named Everyman, a representative of literally every human: Emotional, with needs and wants in life, he is broke. Not just broke, but busted. The messenger, an angel, a real good looking one, announces the treaty with God and tells the real title of the play, “The Summoning of
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