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AnonymousEveryman
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Essay Topics
What is the central message of Everyman and how is it presented via allegory?
Do you think Everyman was intended as a sympathetic character? Do you find him sympathetic? Why or why not?
Discuss three ways in which Everyman reflects 15th-century Christian or Catholic doctrines.
What are examples of how Everyman uses humor to lighten its serious message? Discuss and analyze at least three.
Why has Everyman’s love and pursuit of Goods been so detrimental to his soul?
Compare and contrast the roles of Good Deeds and Knowledge in the play.
What is the significance of Beauty, Discretion, Strength, and Five Wits joining Everyman right after his repentance? What role, if any, do they have in his salvation?
Why do Beauty, Discretion, Strength, and Five Wits abandon Everyman right before he dies? Compare their abandonment to his abandonment by Fellowship, Kindred, Cousin, and Good Deeds.
Why is Everyman received into Heaven at the end of the play, despite his sinful life?
What relevance, if any, does Everyman have in the modern world?
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