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*FYI: If you have never read “The Summoning of Everyman” (author unknown) I want to let you know that the characters are often named after virtues or objects, similar to Pilgrims’ Progress. Also, any direct quotes from the story will be italicized and bolded.*

‘The Summoning of Everyman’, often shortened to ‘Everyman’, is an allegorical moral play that was written around 1485 A.D.

‘Everyman’ represents all of mankind, in a single character. As a Language Arts assignment, I was directed to read this play. At first, I was not intrigued. I have never been good with the funny word orders and spellings that were used in the Middle Ages. But as the story went on, I realized that ‘Everyman’ had a lot of truth in it, that was a good reminder for me.

When the story starts out, God laments on the fact that Read the rest of this entry »