The Plays Everyman And Uncle Tom s Cabin ) Essay

What Matters Most (An analysis of the plays Everyman and Uncle Tom’s Cabin) During the time Everyman was written the Roman Catholic Church was in control of the medieval world and shaped the views of the people. Theater at this time wasn’t used solely for the purpose of entertainment, but rather to deliver a moral message. Everyman is about a man who faces the end of his life and represents the whole of humanity in the view of the medieval Europeans. The allegorical elements of the play and characters reveals that people during the medieval time thought in more abstract terms. When Death comes to take him, Everyman seeks out companionship and as he does so he begins to realize what matters most in life. The philosophy, religious beliefs, and values of the time compelled people to strive to do good in their life because wealth and beauty were only temporary. Regardless of who you were and what you had achieved in your life the only thing that would matter in the end is your good deeds, however, even those wouldn’t matter unless you sincerely rep ented of your sins first. The play strongly emphasizes the value of being a good person because despite all your material goods and wealth, the only thing that really mattered in the end were your good deeds. When Everyman is approached by Death he seeks out Fellowship, who at first is very willing to accompany him until he learns that Everyman is headed to the afterlife. In that case Fellowship abandons him as does Kindred and