Death Comes For Everyman Analysis

Everyman

Shamyra Thompson

ENGL 102-B27

Liberty University

Everyman

Thesis: In the morality play “Death Comes for Everyman”, the author shares his comprehension of death and how death’s treatment is a symbolic message that comes from God. The idea of the play is that God sends his message through Death which humans can’t avoid from happening when the time approaches. Everyman, the character in the play tries to reason with Death to get more time, however Death refuses Everyman’s offers of riches for Death because he has no use for material possessions.

I. Introduction

The play is a medival, 15th century drama that was written to portray Death as it approaches Everyman once his time comes to face God on judgment day. The play uses allegorical characters to evaluate the question of a Christian’s salvation and how man must

God is not pleased about Everyman not being prepared for when Death comes upon them. When one goes through life sinning, they must also remember their need for God.

c. The important message in the morality play is that God does not want his people to through life and not acknowledge him until the time comes for Death.

Everyman

Introduction

The morality play “Everyman” is a medieval, 15th century drama that was written

to portray Death as it approaches Everyman once his time comes to face God on

judgment day. The play uses allegorical characters to evaluate the question of a

Christian’s salvation and how man must attain it. “The plot of Everyman obviously

consist of a test of Friendship made by a worldly young man when he suddenly learns

that God has summoned him to his reckoning” (Conley, 1969, p. 374).

Author’s Perception of the Play

In the morality play “Everyman”, the author shares his comprehension of death

and how death’s treatment is a symbolic message that comes from God. The idea of the

play is that God sends his message through Death, which humans can’t avoid