What Is Everyman's Initial Response To Death's Pronouncement?
1. As do all morality plays, Everyman teaches a lesson. What is the lesson of this play, and in what other texts have we seen a similar theme?
The most important lesson which Everyman provides concerns the earthy pleasures and goods we relish. While we enjoy the company of our kindred and fellowship and all that is material and mortal, at the hour of our reckoning all that was earth-bound remains behind us and does not matter in front the face of God. The greatness of the gold and enjoyment of our fellowships have no value once we leave our mortal life. Similar work concerning a man's journey to Heaven or Hell and the troubles that go alongside it, can be seen in Dante's Inferno-where Dante was on a voyage to Hell, while meeting different characters and experiencing various troubles during the way.
2. What is Everyman's initial response to Death's pronouncement? How does he try to avoid his reckoning?
At the first sight of Death, Everyman refused its proclamation and declined to go with it …show more content…
What do we learn from this event?
The only character willing to go with Everyman is his Good Deeds.Since he didn't value its existence, it couldn't be lifted from the ground because of its weakness. The Good Deeds gave Everyman a valuable companion- Knowledge, to recognize and acknowledge his bad behaviours during his lifetime. After that, Knowledge led the Everyman to the river of Confession where he finally was released from his sins and was given final penance. After paying for his sins and the misbehaviour, he was given more companions to follow him on his voyage - alongside Good Deeds, there were Beauty, Discretion, Five-Wits and Strength.
From this final event before standing in front of God, we learn that Everyman would have had all of his good companions if he had them during his lifetime. If he didn't favoured all that was physical and consuming, he would've had clear path with no penance to
The most important lesson which Everyman provides concerns the earthy pleasures and goods we relish. While we enjoy the company of our kindred and fellowship and all that is material and mortal, at the hour of our reckoning all that was earth-bound remains behind us and does not matter in front the face of God. The greatness of the gold and enjoyment of our fellowships have no value once we leave our mortal life. Similar work concerning a man's journey to Heaven or Hell and the troubles that go alongside it, can be seen in Dante's Inferno-where Dante was on a voyage to Hell, while meeting different characters and experiencing various troubles during the way.
2. What is Everyman's initial response to Death's pronouncement? How does he try to avoid his reckoning?
At the first sight of Death, Everyman refused its proclamation and declined to go with it …show more content…
What do we learn from this event?
The only character willing to go with Everyman is his Good Deeds.Since he didn't value its existence, it couldn't be lifted from the ground because of its weakness. The Good Deeds gave Everyman a valuable companion- Knowledge, to recognize and acknowledge his bad behaviours during his lifetime. After that, Knowledge led the Everyman to the river of Confession where he finally was released from his sins and was given final penance. After paying for his sins and the misbehaviour, he was given more companions to follow him on his voyage - alongside Good Deeds, there were Beauty, Discretion, Five-Wits and Strength.
From this final event before standing in front of God, we learn that Everyman would have had all of his good companions if he had them during his lifetime. If he didn't favoured all that was physical and consuming, he would've had clear path with no penance to