EVERYMAN

A PLAY ABOUT EVERY MAN

Here begynneth a treatyse how þe hye Fader of Heven sendeth Dethe to somon every creature to come and gyve acounte of theyr lyves in this worlde, and is in maner of a morall playe.

[Here begins a treatise how the high Father of Heaven sends Death to summon every creature to come and give account of their lives in this world, and is in the manner of a moral play.]

The characters in this play are:

     
Everyman, God, Death, Messenger, Fellowship, Cousin, Kindred, Strength, Discretion, Five-Wits, Beauty, Knowledge, Confession, Angel, Doctor, Goods, Good-Deeds

WHEN EVERYMAN IS SUMMONED TO DEATH, WHO DO YOU THINK GOES WITH HIM? (hint: this play seeks to inspire good behavior. . . it's a morality play, after all)

Here's a link to the play

Pages by Mrs. D

"One of the most admirable things about history is, that almost as a rule, we get as much information out of what it does not say as we get out of what it does say. . . . History is a frog; half of it is submerged, but he knows it is there, and he knows the shape of it."

"The Secret History of Eddypus", Mark Twain