Stories, plays and other pieces of writing are all different and unique in their own way. However, they all share one thing in common, which is to provide a message or lesson by the end of the work. The play Everyman was not only an enjoyable read because of its realistic plot, but because of its meaningful lesson as well. I chose this particular passage for several reasons, such as because it really speaks to me by encouraging me to think and reflect on the purpose of life, it gives me a better understanding of the characters and it allows me to picture a vivid image of how it might be performed. Everyman differs from past plays that I have watched and read mainly because it draws a closer connection to the audience. When Everyman speaks,
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Most often, if a main character in the play is dying or is about to die, the play captures them in their final moments when they are expressing their last thoughts and feelings. This passage alters our perspective on how we interpreted previous scenes and characters in the play. Most of the characters that Everyman approached were at first captured as very deceiving and “two-faced,” but this passage provides readers with a clearer understanding of why things happened the way it did. At first glance, we assume that the characters are at fault and are taken as the “bad guys” for refusing to go with Everyman on his journey. However, Everyman allows us to rethink our previous assumptions and realize that their refusal to his request, acts as a way to help reinforce the message that the only thing a person can take with them when they die are their good deeds. There are various ways to interpret the play, but in my opinion, the other characters did not refuse to go with Everyman because they were simply selfish or uncaring towards him, but because it was the most realistic and common reply to such a request. If everyone had accepted his request in joining him through his pilgrimage, then the whole motive of the play would have been lost. Furthermore, by the end of the passage he says “For I se my time is nye spent awaye” (866). Everyman finally realizes and …show more content…
In the end, all his “friends” and “necessities” betray him and he is unprepared for death. From this, I picture Everyman’s actor to be a fairly young man, possibly in his mid twenty’s, wearing casual to slightly baggy clothes and looking quite sloppy because it helps display the despair and surrender to his death. He does not die peacefully in remembering back to all the good things he’s achieved or done in life, but is rather full of regret knowing that he has wasted his life away. Before Everyman speaks his lines, I imagine the stage to be completely empty and dark. A spotlight will then slowly shine on Everyman to emphasize the significance of his last moments and as he reaches his final words, he slowly falls down on his knees and stares up into the sky, as if he is waiting to be taken away. To conclude, it truly feels like Everyman is speaking directly to you in his final moments. This persuaded me to choose this passage, as it influenced me to think twice about the meaning of life; it helped provide a better understanding of certain characters and why things happened the way it did; and it was the most exciting part of the play to imagine being performed on
Most often, if a main character in the play is dying or is about to die, the play captures them in their final moments when they are expressing their last thoughts and feelings. This passage alters our perspective on how we interpreted previous scenes and characters in the play. Most of the characters that Everyman approached were at first captured as very deceiving and “two-faced,” but this passage provides readers with a clearer understanding of why things happened the way it did. At first glance, we assume that the characters are at fault and are taken as the “bad guys” for refusing to go with Everyman on his journey. However, Everyman allows us to rethink our previous assumptions and realize that their refusal to his request, acts as a way to help reinforce the message that the only thing a person can take with them when they die are their good deeds. There are various ways to interpret the play, but in my opinion, the other characters did not refuse to go with Everyman because they were simply selfish or uncaring towards him, but because it was the most realistic and common reply to such a request. If everyone had accepted his request in joining him through his pilgrimage, then the whole motive of the play would have been lost. Furthermore, by the end of the passage he says “For I se my time is nye spent awaye” (866). Everyman finally realizes and …show more content…
In the end, all his “friends” and “necessities” betray him and he is unprepared for death. From this, I picture Everyman’s actor to be a fairly young man, possibly in his mid twenty’s, wearing casual to slightly baggy clothes and looking quite sloppy because it helps display the despair and surrender to his death. He does not die peacefully in remembering back to all the good things he’s achieved or done in life, but is rather full of regret knowing that he has wasted his life away. Before Everyman speaks his lines, I imagine the stage to be completely empty and dark. A spotlight will then slowly shine on Everyman to emphasize the significance of his last moments and as he reaches his final words, he slowly falls down on his knees and stares up into the sky, as if he is waiting to be taken away. To conclude, it truly feels like Everyman is speaking directly to you in his final moments. This persuaded me to choose this passage, as it influenced me to think twice about the meaning of life; it helped provide a better understanding of certain characters and why things happened the way it did; and it was the most exciting part of the play to imagine being performed on