Analysis Of The Summoning Of Everyman

Morality stage plays contribute immensely in society, the point for morality plays is to teach the audience a moral value using allegorical characters. The following play I will be analyzing I called Everyman, which was once known as the summoning of Everyman, historically Everyman was thought of only as an interesting historical document, rather than a play with relevance and interest solely of itself (Gradesaver.com). Everyman is a play that talks about all humans played by one character on stage, God calls his great messenger Death to summon Everyman for reckoning
This play was set in the 15th century, its content is of the modern Elizabethan Era judging from the text which is the language that was known as the Renaissance or Shakespearean.

Sin is another theme found in this play, Ye think sin in the beginning full sweet Which in the end causeth the soul to weep (death. P: 1). God calls death to summon those who have failed to live the life of truth and spiritual being on earth and everyman is one of them, we find everyman taking a journey of change that is why in the play we have characters like goods, confession and knowledge because knowledge shows everyman how he has and also how to sinned. This shows that the things which where once precious to him and also the things that led him to sin. Darkness and light, in the play we find the character battling with his deeds to be a better creature as it begins he encounters people who lead him up to a wrong path but because it is said that light will always conquer the darkness as the show proceeds everyman is saved by good deeds and knowledge. The pilgrimage is one of the most important themes, as everyman explores different situations that he had never faced