Medieval Theater, Everyman

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Sin

A bad thing that violates God

Reverence

A feeling or attitude of deep respect

Virtue

A good thing

Pilgrimage

A journey

Respite

A short period of rest and relief

How does the order in which Beauty, Strength, Discretion, and Five Wits abandon Everyman into the grave?

As Everyman best older you see these qualities go away slowly.

Why does God send Death to summon Everyman?

Because Everyman only cares about earthly possessions. Death gets Everyman to consider life.

Summon

Call upon urgently

Salvation

Deliverance from sin and its consequence

Kindred

Family

Who follows Everyman into the grave?

Good Deeds

What does the weakness of Good Deeds reveal about the way Everyman has led his life?

He didn't use his Good Deeds that much.

How does Everyman react to the summons by Death?

He says that he's not ready to realize who death is. Death says he can have company if anybody wants to go with him.

Mortal

Human

Vice

Immoral or wicked behavior

Reckoning

Judgement day with God

How does knowledge help everyman on his journey?

Knowledge guides Everyman to independence.

Moral

Lesson learned, Teachings of how to live

Why is Good Deeds at first unable to accompany Everyman?

One does not come to death with good deeds. Good deeds is weak because Everyman had not fed her.

Redemption

The act of saving

In what ways do every mans encounters with friendship and kindred follow a similar pattern?

They both say they will do anything for him but in the end they are just empty promises.

What happens to everyman when he asks goods to accompany him? Why does Goods think that his presence would influence God's judgement of Everyman?

They will distract from his journey to God. If Everyman has a lot of good deeds then it will determine whether or not he goes to heaven.

Repentance

Turning from sin, ask for forgiveness

Explain how the play supports the idea that knowledge of ones's sin is necessary before one can truly repent.

You have to be aware of your issue before you can fix it.


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