Everyman

Everyman is placed within the category of a morality play. The morality plays were popular during the late medieval period. These plays were highly popular especially by church and even governmental authorities because they taught moral values through the avenue of drama. Everyman was the perfect fit for a morality play, teaching basic moral and social values that would have been accepted and encouraged by the authorities and people of that time. The topic of "man summoned by death" would have been very commonplace during this time period. The world at that time was used to plagues, famines, war and so this theme would have been very familiar to many of the people if not the entirety.

Very similar to “The Pilgrims Progress”, not only would have this play applied to that current day people and culture but it can even now apply today. Although the story can be considered a little antiquated the general principles that are implied and stated are relevant now. Man still faces death in many different ways, perhaps not plagues as the bubonic one during that time, but we face an uneasy time with such things as terrorism, common day crime and so on. The issue that one day we will all face death is an issue that will not change with culture and time. The one Biblical truth that stands out in this story is the issue of man eventually facing death and his so called “journey” in order to be ready to face death.