Each interaction between Everyman and the other characters illustrates the transitory character of earthly attachments and the importance of spiritual values.

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• Centers their life around earthly pleasures and material wealth.

• Initially unaware of the inevitability of death and the need for spiritual preparation.

• Experiences fear and denial when faced with death.

• Undergoes a journey of self-discovery and repentance.

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In this presentation we will weave through several character’s personal relationships, regrets, and contemplations, meditating on mortality and the human condition. The Play of Everyman explores themes of regret, loss, and the search for meaning in the face of life’s fleeting nature.

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Edited with an introduction by A. C. Cawley. Everyman and Medieval Miracle Plays. New York :Dutton, 1959.

God sends Death to summon Everyman to judgment.

Same Day-Death

Death tells Everyman he must make a pilgrimage from which he can never return.

Same Day-Fellowship

Everyman asks Fellowship to come with him, but Fellowship refuses.

Same Day-Kindred

Everyman asks Kindred and Cousin for help, but they offer excuses.

Same Day-Goods

Everyman asks Goods for help, but Goods reveals himself to be working toward Everyman's damnation.

Same Day-Good-Deeds

Good-Deeds says she would go with Everyman if she were not weak and weighed down by sin.

Same Day-Knowledge

Knowledge directs Everyman to Confession, and penance frees Good-Deeds.

Same Day

Everyman gathers Beauty, Strength, Discretion, and Five-Wits to live virtuously.

Everyman receives the sacraments of Communion and anointing, becoming ready to die.

Same Day

Beauty, Strength, Discretion, and Five-Wits leave Everyman as he goes to his grave.

Same Day

Knowledge stays with Everyman until the end, and Good-Deeds follows him to judgment.

Same Day

With Good-Deeds to speak for him, Everyman is saved.

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