When Angel Welcomes Everyman

An important thematic point in Everyman is when Angel declares that Everyman is accepted into Heaven. Suspense builds throughout the play and it leads up to this moment. Not only does Everyman not know if he’ll be allowed into Heaven, but the audience doesn’t know either. When Angel welcomes Everyman through the gates of Heaven the audience can think about the reason he was accepted. The reason may not be clear to everyone, but it’s one of the moral instructions of Everyman. Following Everyman through his journey the audience grows to understand Everyman’s character. They are able to weigh his character through different perspectives and judge for themselves whether his sins should be forgiven. We see Everyman presented through Death’s eyes. Death see’s Everyman as a materialistic, ignorant man who performs ill-deeds. After meeting Good-Deeds, we know this to be true. Everyman’s good-deeds are weak, because he has committed too many ill-deeds. However, even though Everyman is a sinful person he’s still accepted into Heaven. This hits upon the important moral of the story. Everyman confessed his sins. The only reason he’s allowed into Heaven is because of his confession. The confession of sins overpowers the actual action of sins. Once Everyman prayed for forgiveness and confessed his
After discussing pageant wagons it’s important to think about a scene with both a Heavenly-sphere and mundane sphere. On the pageant wagon would most likely be the Heavenly-sphere because it’s elevated and could signify Heaven’s importance. The Angel would’ve been a part of Heaven and Everyman could’ve been on the ground. The ground would’ve represented his mortal life. Everyman would be level with the audience, which would be representative of their similarities. Everyone will commit sins, but the only way to repent is to