We are currently reading the morality play Everyman and completing the following assignmnent in class:
Everyman
Questions-40pts
As we read through the play, respond to each of the following in complete sentences:
Pg 2
According to God, what has Everyman lost sight of? Does this hold true today? Explain.
Pg 4
What is Everyman’s journey? What does he try to do when he learns of this? Is this a believable response? Why or why not? Is this truly a journey that every man must take?
Pg 6
Why does Everyman want to speak to Fellowship? Would this be the first person you would want to speak to? Why or why not?
Pg 8
What is the significance of Fellowship’s broken promise? Is he a bad friend?
Pg 11
Why do Kindred and Cousin refuse? Is this a betrayal of Everyman? What is the symbolic significance of this? In other words, what does this refusal mean?
Pg 12
What does Everyman’s interaction with Goods say about the nature of human beings? Is this true today? Why is Goods “brittle”? How should Everyman have treated Goods (use textual support)?
Pg 13
What is the “snare”?
Pg 14
Why is Good-Deeds too weak? What is the moral message? Would your Good-Deeds have this response? Explain.
Pg 18
What is the garment symbolic of? How will he get forgiveness?
Pg 21
What is the important reminder Five-Wits says about priests?
Pg 22
Why won’t Beauty accompany Everyman? Explain the truth at the center of this action.
Pg 23
Why won’t Strength accompany Everyman? Explain the truth at the center of this action.
Pg 24
Why won’t Five-Wits accompany Everyman? Explain the truth at the center of this action. Is there truth to Good-Deeds’ statement at the bottom of the page? “All earthly things…” Explain.
Pgs 25-26
What do you think Doctor represents? Why do we end the play with him?
