Everyman rev

EVERYMAN
• preparation for death >> denial of worldly pleasures

• turning away from the enticing World  separation from Riches,

Kindred, Friends- 5 Wits,
• DEATH -a journey with no partner => solitude and Angst
 GOD versus MAN
• - fear of the final reckoning- God’s overwhelming presence/God- the
supreme judge and ruler – not Christ the man
• - man’s awareness of finitude and of his helplessness in front of the
angry God (major message – see PROLOGUE)
• God like a feudal Lord who demands strict obedience (cf the Romanian “robul
lui D-zeu”)
• Everyman = a subject/vassal, a fool (stupidus) BUT ALSO an initiand,
• Death = God’s captain BUT ALSO also the one who starts the initiation process
for Everyman
• Who are the vices? Is there a relation vice –fool?
PEDAGOGY OF FEAR
(see Delumeau)
• Dies irae- the wrath of God, incurred if one does not follow God but
the World, Man’s obedience to God and his Laws
• Memento mori- the Dance of Death, the brevity of life versus
everlasting death/life, the vanity of all worldly pursuits (power, riches,
beauty, love)
• Ars moriendi- fear of unexpected death=> the need for a timely
preparation for death (Knowledge, Good Deeds, Rituals),
Dance of Death
Dance of Death