Everyman

Medievil drama developed out of early religious plays, which had been made out of the drama of the medieval church..These early dramatic forms still focused on the religious and moral themes that dominated the Christian imagination during the Middle Ages.The play Everyman showed the improvement of the people by seeking salvation.(Charles Darling, 2000) The morality play presented religious and ethical concerns from the point of view of the Christian person, whose main concern …

…by means of Confession and Priesthood. In the end it is clear that Everyman reaches his goal through self improvement when he says "Take this, body, for the sin of the flesh! Also thou delightest to go gay and fresh and in the way of damnation thou did me bring; Therefore suffer now strokes of punishing.Now of Penance I will wade the water clear to save me from purgatory,that sharp fire" (Everyman, ~1500 p. 87)