Everyman Play

Everyman is a play that will stand throughout the times. It is an understandable play without the knowledge of theatre. Written around the late 15th century by anonymous/unknown it is a morality play; meaning it uses characters to represent abstract ideas. Through this the play hopes to teach a lesson and Everyman does just that. Everyman is about an everyday guy who learns he is dying and he slowly beings losing his virtues such as Beauty, Fellowship, Beauty, etc. At the end of his pilgrim when he goes to faces Death he realizes the only thing that stayed with him is his Good Deeds. This play shows us that no matter what material things we have here on the Earth the only thing that with stick to our name is our legacy. I believe this play

Other plays such as Lysistrata and Tartuffe are both close competitors because they too bring forth good political and moral lessons that people can still relate and use it to better themselves. Everyman is just one of those plays that tugs at your heartstrings, it shows us that all of us can relate to what Everyman has gone through because in our own way we are each Everyman.

Plays come in many different forms, meanings, genres, and technical aspects. The most intriguing of these are morality plays because of the deeper meaning because them and the use of abstract ideas to keep it relatable. Morality plays were very popular in the 15th and 16th century, and were linked to the Roman Catholic Church, teaching lessons about finding salvation while going through the everyday temptations of life. After the Protestant Reformation (separation from

In some cultures, it was considered unusual or demonic to act like someone who isn’t yourself. In recorded history, drama can be taken all the way back to Athens in hymns that were sung to the God of Wine, Dionysus. In a choral procession people would dress up and wear mask but they didn’t act out of themselves. It wasn’t until the brave soul Thespis got on stage reciting poetry at a festival as if he was the characters. Thespis was also the first person to go around to the various cities in a wagon with masks, props, and acting for the audiences. Without him we wouldn’t be were we are in theater today. There would be no Hamilton, Meryl Streep, or Barbra Streisand. Thespis is important to our history because he shows us that it is okay to step away from the norm and do something new, that’s what theatre is all about; being different and moving away from the expectations of reality. Thespis showed the Greeks how you can take a piece of text and create it into something so vibrant and full of life. While Roscius and Michel Baron have rag to riches stories the path wouldn’t have been a little easier without Thespis. He is the founding father of