LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MEDIEVAL LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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The title suggests a long history of conflict between the government and the individual.
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The title is part of the morality play’s attempt to make Christian struggles universal.
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The title alludes to other plays in the same cycle.
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The title suggests that faith-based issues are individual to each Christian.
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Detailed explanation-1: -It is usually just called Everyman, after the central character – an ordinary, flawed human being representing all mankind. He struggles to achieve salvation on his journey towards death.
Detailed explanation-2: -Overall Theme. As one might expect from a morality play, “Everyman” has a very clear moral, one that is delivered at the beginning, middle, and end of the play. The blatantly religious message is simple: Earthly comforts are fleeting. Only good deeds and God’s grace can provide salvation.
Detailed explanation-3: -declares that the soul of Everyman has reached heaven, and thus faith is reinstated in the Christian virtues of confession and redemption. Nevertheless, the spirit and theme of the play continues to be universal. the play will substantiate the point in question.
Detailed explanation-4: -The process through which Everyman passes is typically Christian. He had committed sins, repents for it, confesses and makes the path to salvation wider now. After confession Good Deeds becomes stronger and is ready to accompany him. Nothing we have done in our life will be useful for salvation except Good Deeds.
Detailed explanation-5: -God’s summoning of Everyman drives the plot of the play. The personification of confession, he is described as both a “cleansing river” and a “holy man” who lives in a “house of salvation.” He helps purge Everyman of his sins and gives him the gift of penance.