LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MEDIEVAL LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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Question
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“The Seafarer”
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“Everyman”
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“The Second Shepherds’ Play”
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“The Dream of the Rood”
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Doctor Faustus and Edward II, both protagonists are, like Everyman, distracted from good deeds by worldly desires. They repeatedly try to reform, and seem to be caught between good and bad advisers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Of all morality plays, the one that is considered the greatest, and that is still performed, is Everyman.
Detailed explanation-3: -A prime example of an episodic morality play is The Castle of Perseverance, which follows a man from birth to death as he interacts with the personification of the Seven Deadly Sins.
Detailed explanation-4: -Everyman, an English morality play of the 15th century, probably a version of a Dutch play, Elckerlyc. It achieves a beautiful, simple solemnity in treating allegorically the theme of death and the fate of the human soul-of Everyman’s soul as he tries to justify his time on earth.