How Does Everyman Change Throughout The Play
In this medieval drama, a man who is known as Everyman, unexpectedly has to face with God. Many characters are classified in the play, one of them is Death whom is sent by God to summon Everyman to his “court” for his pilgrimage, which is his final expedition. Death asks Everyman if he had forgotten his creator, because he is very much implicated with worldly things. When they are about to start his pilgrimage, Death wants him to take his full book of accounts, yet he states it is not even ready; “and also my writing is full unready”1. As Everyman is engrossed with worldly concerns only, and now understands that this pilgrimage will arbitrate whether he is going to hell or heaven, he wails in defeat and asks Death if
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Everyman thinks of Fellowship first, as they had spent time together in sports and play; “Be good friends in sport and play”2. When he explains his situation to Fellowship, he says he can even be able to go to hell with him, but as soon as Fellowship realizes that they will not have a homecoming, he changes his mind and decides not to go. After that, Everyman remembers Kindred and Cousin. He considers Kindred as a predominant tie than friendship because it is a tie of blood; “For kind will creep where it may not go”3, which means that kinship will creep where it cannot walk, i.e. blood is thicker than water. Unfortunately, Kindred abides behind. Everyman asks the same thing to Cousin but he would rather fast on bread and water. Everyman realizes he has nobody else, and deems over whom/ what else would be able to accompany him on this no return journey. Finally, he decides to call upon Good-Deeds, though it is weak and cannot walk nor speak. Good-Deeds complies to go with Everyman instantly on his journey, yet it will not be able to stand before God with Everyman. Good-Deeds tells Everyman that his book of accounts should have been prepared for this day, and the consequences is that it
Everyman thinks of Fellowship first, as they had spent time together in sports and play; “Be good friends in sport and play”2. When he explains his situation to Fellowship, he says he can even be able to go to hell with him, but as soon as Fellowship realizes that they will not have a homecoming, he changes his mind and decides not to go. After that, Everyman remembers Kindred and Cousin. He considers Kindred as a predominant tie than friendship because it is a tie of blood; “For kind will creep where it may not go”3, which means that kinship will creep where it cannot walk, i.e. blood is thicker than water. Unfortunately, Kindred abides behind. Everyman asks the same thing to Cousin but he would rather fast on bread and water. Everyman realizes he has nobody else, and deems over whom/ what else would be able to accompany him on this no return journey. Finally, he decides to call upon Good-Deeds, though it is weak and cannot walk nor speak. Good-Deeds complies to go with Everyman instantly on his journey, yet it will not be able to stand before God with Everyman. Good-Deeds tells Everyman that his book of accounts should have been prepared for this day, and the consequences is that it