Grim Humor in Everyman We have all cognise from a very early age that the grim reaper known as death will fewday come to us and take us to our reward. We know that we ar responsible for our actions on earth and will have to answer for these actions, good or bad. The play, Everyman presents this dilemma in a simplistic, yet powerful, saga of what we all face. The conception is understated. However, the humor, although grim, is used to make the reader/listener do some soul-searching to assure his/her own salvation. The question one feels the carry to answer is, Have I invested myself in God, or are my interests in the material possessions, or the temptations of this world? God is utterance in line 80, Lo, yonder I see Everyman locomote: Full little he thinketh on my coming; His sound judgment is on fleshly lusts and his treasure,¦Â. (448).
The play starts with God sending ending down to Everyman to tell him that his time is up. Everyman goes to find someone to go with him since he does not want to make this trip alone. The start-off one he meets is Fellowman. Fellowman tells him he will not quit him, until he learns he must go to death with him.
When Everyman asks him if he is going to forsake him now, Fellowman answers with, Yea, by my fay. To God I 2 B2take thee. ( commend thee.) (453).
Everyman visits with alike and Cousin who turn him down. Cousin tells him, No, by Our Lady! I have the cramp in my toe. (454). Kindred tells him, when asked if he will go with him or stay, Abide hind end? Yea, that will I and I may! Therefore, farewell gutter another day.
Goods, (material wealth), tells him he is piled high...
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