Everyman

The play "Everyman" contains specific Biblical truths. First of all, the main idea, that every person must come stand before God is true. The Bible teaches that everyone will eventually die, and when they do, they must confess before God on Judgement Day. Also, the character representing God in the play discusses the Crucifixion of Christ. This event is a Biblical truth, and the event that brought salvation to all mankind. Finally, the play teaches that a man's good deeds will accompany him to the afterlife. This is somewhat a Biblical truth because the Bible explains that "faith without works is dead" (James 2:20). However, the book of Galatians teaches that we must "put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified" (2:16). In this verse "the law" refers to the good deeds that were done on Earth. This connection to the Bible from the play can be related to Catholicism. Catholics believe that works are a critical part of salvation, and that certain actions must be preformed. The actual Biblical truth is a combination of genuine faith in Jesus, and the good works that naturally demonstrate the faith. Both the play and Catholicism fail to recognize this combination. Another connection to the Catholic faith is the idea of Confession.

The piece is reflective of the culture of the time period because of the strong ties to Christianity. The was a large rise in Christianity during the Middle Ages, specifically there was immense growth in the Catholic church. This rise is seen in the relationship to Catholic doctrine within the play. The play is considerably relevant today. The section about Fellowship is appropriate for modern society. Friends will come and go with life's difficulties. Fellowship represents those friends who are willing and abundantly helpful during pleasurable experiences, but quickly disappear with trouble. Everyone, from all time periods, can benefit from learning of this tendency of human nature. A second connection to modern culture is that everyone will be judged at the end of his or her life. Most often people forget of the eternal consequences of sin. Today's society needs to be reminded of the coming judgement.