Everyman, The English Counterpart Of The Flemish Play...

â€Å"Everyman†, the English counterpart of the Flemish play Elckerlijc, is an English didactic play written in the fifteenth-century. The unknown author uses â€Å"Everyman†, with the aid of allegorical characters, to cast the light on moral issues for all, regardless of their background or intelligence level, therefore making it easier to see and understand the moral dilemmas. The most powerful message received in this work is that all need to be saved and right with God before their demise and that by continuously doing good deeds the connection with God will be a strong one. Inspired by the church, Morality plays, surfaced in the fourteenth century and were focused on Christian worldviews by teaching moral values through dramatic, artistic†¦show more content†¦Everyman is not prepared for his journey and asks if Death could come back later, then tries to bribe death with riches. Death knows no bounds and reiterates this when he expresses everyman, † I am Death, that no man dreadeth, For every man I rest, and no man spareth; For it is God’s commandment That all to me should be obedient.† (Lines 115-118) Death is lenient to Everyman and allows him the opportunity to bring a companion to accompany him and help him along his journey, if he can find someone that will make the ultimate sacrifice. Death is portrayed as being kind and lenient, which is not how most would view death. The five stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance all of which are displayed by Everyman as he goes along his journey. He shows denial with the quote â€Å"O Death, thou comest when I had thee least in mind!† (Line 119). He does not believe that he should be called to heaven as he is not finished living out his days on earth. Anger is displayed as he tries to reiterate to Death that he cannot purchase his life back from Death, â€Å"Alas, shall I have no longer respite? I may say Death giveth no warning! To think on thee, it maketh my heart sick,†. (Lines 131-133). It must have been deeply upsetting to Everyman when Death came for him and he realized that his Book of Count was not ready. He