Everyman and Other Plays

Written in Middle English during the Tudor period Everyman is the most famous example of the medieval morality play. Popular in Europe during the 15th and 16th century morality plays were allegorical dramas in which the protagonists are met with the personifications of personal attributes and tasked with choosing either a good and godly life or evil. Everyman is the archetypal morality play as the main character Everyman represents all of mankind. God frustrated with the wicked and greedy sends Death to Everyman and summons him to account for his misdeeds and sins. It was believed that God tallied all of ones good and evil deeds in life and then one must provide an accounting before God upon ones death. During Everymans pilgrimage to God he meets many characters such as Fellowship Good Deeds and Knowledge. Everyman asks them all to join him in his journey so that he may improve his reckoning before God. In the end it is only Good Deeds that stays with him before God and helps Everyman find salvation and eternal life. In addition to Everyman this volume contains several other morality plays from medieval Europe. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.