Everyman's Goods

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In the Play of Everyman written by an inconspicuous person. The main protagonist was portraying a human. In the beginning of the play Everyman and God are conversing about the things that he has done and God tells him his times is up and death with arrive shortly. Everyman in front of God is denying and cowering trying to prolong his life sentence but the Lord has his mind made up from the beginning, Everyman sits and tries to beg an plea but nothing works out for him. Toward the middle of the play when goods comes into the mix is when Everyman's human characteristics begin to show “Goods: My condition is man’s soul to kill if I save one a thousand I do spill Weensest thou that I will follow thee nay from this world not veveerly. In this excerpt Everyman’s goods describe him as man. In this play there are many different things we were introduce to. For instance, Fellowship is demonstrated as friendship, according to lines 231-235 fellowship suggested on going drinking or consorting with women rather than going on a pilgrimage to death. Cousin which the author identifies as a distant relative that also denys going on this trip everyman as cited from lines 38-40 Cousin: “no by our lady; I have the cramp in my toe. Trust not to me, so God me speed. I will deceive you in your most need. …show more content…
Every page has a specific thing you can gather from the text, but what is the overall moral lesson you ask? That’s a hard question cause people may view if different will in my opinion I think it was to show you no matter what you are faced with never depend on anyone. If you’re a peace with your self and not coat tailing many others and bringing them down when your in pain your life after death should be fine. The key to life is success in peace. If you have neither then you will be a soul repenting at the last minute like

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