Question

What do the following lines from the play Everyman refer to?

Answer 1

This play reveals a problem of comparing life and death. The part “the body lieth in clay” messages the reader about how the soul can ‘weep’ after the death because while a person were alive it succumbed to sweetness of several sins. In the last lines, The Messenger tells us that when you are dead, all things that make us happy and shape our personality just goes away and mean nothing. 

Answer 2

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Explanation:

The play 'Somonyng of Everyman' by Petrus Dorlandus is commonly known as "Everyman" is a morality play that interrogates the concept of "Salvation" in Christianity with the usage of allegorical characters and amplifies the conflict between good and evil. These lines describe that once a human is dead, the only thing they are left with is the values of goodness like fellowship and jollity and humanity. He emphasizes that all the power, strength, beauty, pleasure will fade away like the flowers in May, once you are done with this life. He says you are all alone after the death. Thus, the idea that the author encourages and urges the readers to pursue humanity and fellowship instead of pursuing pleasure and wealth.