Medieval Theater, Everyman
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.