CM British Lit.

Morality Play

  • religious theme, allegorical/ symbolic form
    • = each character stands for an idea, or for a group of people
  • Christian soul struggling against sin on its way to salvation
  • Castle of Perseverance
  • Everyman
    • God angry at mankind for its sins
      • sends death to Everyman, only Good Deeds is willing to go with him
    • The moral is that your soul won't be saved by how many friends you have, or how much money you have, but only by the good deeds you do
  • Vice is a stock character 

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