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Everyman
Everyman is a medieval morality play that was first performed in the late 15th century. The play tells the story of Everyman, a wealthy and successful man who is suddenly called upon by Death to make a reckoning of his life. Everyman is forced to confront the fact that he has lived a life of sin and must now face judgment for his actions. Along the way, he is abandoned by many of his friends and family members, who are unwilling to accompany him on his journey to the afterlife. Everyman eventually turns to Good Deeds, who agrees to accompany him to the final judgment. The play is a powerful allegory for the Christian belief in the importance of leading a virtuous life and preparing for the afterlife. It is also a poignant reminder of the inevitability of death and the need to live each day with purpose and meaning.Everyman. Gramercy, my frendes and kynnesmen kynde. Now shall I shewe you the grefe of my I was commaunded by a messenger, That is a hye kynges chefe offycer. He bad me go a pylgrymage, to my payne, And I knowe well I shall neuer come agayne.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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August 5, 2019Everyman is your typical jolly medieval play - man is happy - man receives word that he is doomed to die - man desperately scrabbles around for a chance of salvation.
I'm not sure if it surfaced first in English or in Dutch (under the name of Elckerlijc, presumably performances predated the oldest surviving written version. It presumably might have been performed in its rhyming verse with abstract concepts like Good Deeds as it's main characters, in much the same way as the Mystery Plays in public spaces on high days and holidays, religion for the masses.
I saw a modern performance. A curious thing, a show by the National Theatre filmed and broadcast in cinemas, it was pretty tolerable, naturally in order to be modern rather than medieval, God was removed while swearing and references to drugs and alcohol were added.
Unsurprisingly, no amount of swearing or mind altering substances can make up for the lack of God, whether this was the cleverly subtle point the Director wanted to make, or if they were simply too clever for their own good I don't know, but I did spot that the entire play becomes pointless without some kind of religious superstructure , it became simply the anxious expression of Everyman realising that he was going to die, followed far too slowly by his death, followed not rapidly enough by my departure from the venue.
Originally, Everyman thinks he can fend off death with his wealth and then realising that money can't buy everything desperately seeks to redeem himself, luckily Good Deeds are here to stay Everyman, I will go with thee and be thy guide, in thy most need to go by thy side and save the day, you've got to die, but there can still be hope
I'm not sure if it surfaced first in English or in Dutch (under the name of Elckerlijc, presumably performances predated the oldest surviving written version. It presumably might have been performed in its rhyming verse with abstract concepts like Good Deeds as it's main characters, in much the same way as the Mystery Plays in public spaces on high days and holidays, religion for the masses.
I saw a modern performance. A curious thing, a show by the National Theatre filmed and broadcast in cinemas, it was pretty tolerable, naturally in order to be modern rather than medieval, God was removed while swearing and references to drugs and alcohol were added.
Unsurprisingly, no amount of swearing or mind altering substances can make up for the lack of God, whether this was the cleverly subtle point the Director wanted to make, or if they were simply too clever for their own good I don't know, but I did spot that the entire play becomes pointless without some kind of religious superstructure , it became simply the anxious expression of Everyman realising that he was going to die, followed far too slowly by his death, followed not rapidly enough by my departure from the venue.
Originally, Everyman thinks he can fend off death with his wealth and then realising that money can't buy everything desperately seeks to redeem himself, luckily Good Deeds are here to stay Everyman, I will go with thee and be thy guide, in thy most need to go by thy side and save the day, you've got to die, but there can still be hope
November 3, 2016
I'm actually quite surprised I liked this drama. I had to read it for university and I never really liked books with religious influences, but I liked this one quite a lot. It made me laugh a few times and I liked the message that the drama sends (that only your good deeds stay with you after you die). So far, in university this year we've been reading really interesting stories so I hope that this streak of interesting books will continue 'till the end of this year.
December 31, 2017
This play reminds us that Everyman (all of us) at the end of life, when standing in judgement, will have only our “good deeds� to stand on our behalf. I personally believe that also a good heart, good intentions, showing respect and caring for others will also stand with you. Interesting, but written in a style that makes it difficult to read.
June 10, 2014
I read this on a two-fold whim: one, I've had a growing interest of late digging into the pro- and anti-religious texts of yester-centuries, and, two, I decided to give my rusty skills at reading Middle English a tuning. Everyman is the medieval morality play that gave us the (surprise!) Everyman archetype that can be readily found in many books, movies, and TV shows. The play's set-up is fairly simple: God is pissed that everyone of us is sorry sack of sinning shit, so he tells Death to go down to Earth and pick on Everyman, who is, natch, the allegorical figure for everyone. Death tells Everyman his time here in the mortal grind is up, so now he has to go account for all his sins in heaven. What follows is a pretty heavy handed instructional on how to be a good Catholic - this was a play sanctioned by the Church, after all, to entertain and inform all the illiterate peasants cowering in the pits that was the late 1400's England. Here's what you need to know for the test: don't rely on friends or family because they will abandon you, and don't rely on your five wits (senses), knowledge, beauty, physical wealth, strength or discretion - all of these represented as allegorical figures, of course - because none of that will matter to you when you're dead. So what's your best bet, you worthless worm beneath God's toes? Go to confession and do nothing but good deeds. If you're lucky, then God - even though he knows better - might not throw your sorry ass into Hell for the rest of eternity.
Have a wonderful rest of the day, readers!
Have a wonderful rest of the day, readers!
October 20, 2023
Another text on the reading list of the course I am studying, this one as part of my module studying drama. This was an engaging morality play from the medieval period, with interesting allegorical characters who embody ideas such as "Good-Deeds" and "Knowledge".
January 17, 2018
(The date of my read for Everyman isn’t accurate, but the year I read it is)
April 15, 2012
Readers will follow the final day of Everyman after he is summoned by Death to leave the world of the living and face his ultimate judgment. Desperate not to meet this challenge alone, he seeks the companionship of all those he’s held dear during life and is shocked to see which will betray him in his time of greatest need and which will stand by his side.
This play refreshes the mind and brings attention to the things that should matter most in your life, the things that will matter forever instead of just right now. There is a strong religious influence in the story, but the overall message is one that I believe can benefit both the religious and non-religious alike.
I gave this play a 4 star rating because I think that it has a great message, it was a refreshing and at times challenging read due to it being written in Middle English. Regardless on your view of life after death, wouldn’t the world be a better place if all of us kept our friend Good Deeds healthy and strong?
This play refreshes the mind and brings attention to the things that should matter most in your life, the things that will matter forever instead of just right now. There is a strong religious influence in the story, but the overall message is one that I believe can benefit both the religious and non-religious alike.
I gave this play a 4 star rating because I think that it has a great message, it was a refreshing and at times challenging read due to it being written in Middle English. Regardless on your view of life after death, wouldn’t the world be a better place if all of us kept our friend Good Deeds healthy and strong?
August 8, 2021
A morality play: a religious allegory preached to the converted.
Everyman 4/5 stars:
Basically a very long way of saying 'you can't take it with you'. An otherwise happy person, Everyman is told he's going to die soon, so scrambles about trying to find anyone willing to accompany him on his terrifying final journey. Family, friends, manifestations of money and pleasure all quickly find excuses, and ultimately it's only Everyman's Good Deeds who willingly takes his hand. It's a simplistic moral, yes, but an enjoyable read and I'd love to watch it performed some day, if only to see the costume concepts for the metaphorical characters.
The rest of the plays, bar the last, are just episodes from the Bible and to a contemporary audience they may have been very compelling. From my modern perspective, however, they were sorely lacking:
The Deluge: 2/5
The story of Noah making a giant zoo boat. The central comedy figure is his wife, who thinks her husband is insane and refuses to get on the boat, until the local gossips start panicking about the rain. Also, Noah's wife, in Genesis, the First Testament, says the line 'By Christ not' and Noah says 'so thou are by St John?':
Abraham, Melchisedec, And Isaac: 2/5
The play argues that the 'sacrificing' Isaac episode proves God is better than Abraham, because when the time comes to sacrifice his own son Jesus, he makes sure no lamb is shoved in the way first.
The Wakefield Second Shepherds' Play: 3/5
The misadventures of the shepherds just before they stumble upon the manger of Jesus. This felt like a deleted scene from Life of Brian, with a bumbling sheep thief trying to explain away a missing ewe in his house by claiming his wife gave birth to it. The humour falls flat.
The Coventry Nativity Play 3/5
Considerably more gory than the one I remember from school. Includes mass infanticide, Herod screaming and running through the audience, and the Joseph doubting Mary subplot is resolved rather quickly.
The Wakefield Miracle-Play Of The Crucifixion: 2/5
Basically a long dialogue of the torturers cackling about all the awful things they're doing to Jesus, and yet it's still more tasteful than Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.
The Cornish Mystery-Play Of The Three Maries 2/5
Three Marys mourn Christ. Mary Magdalene finds him in a garden. The end. Yay?
The Mystery of Mary Magdalene and the Apostles 2/5
Magadalene brings the good news of the Resurrection to the Apostles. They all cheer, save for Thomas, who is a doubting Thomas and a cantankerous arshole to Magdalene.
The Wakefield Pageant Of The Harrowing Of Hell 2/5
Jesus busts into Hell to take John the Baptist, Adam and some other good souls to heaven, bitch slapping Satan on the way. It's not as awesome as it sounds and is the only play in this collection that remains in Middle English for some reason.
God's Promises: 3/5
A series of acts where God constantly wants to kill everyone, is convinced not to and makes promises to certain mortals. It's the only mildly interesting play besides Everyman, here's the rundown:
Adam:
Be good and I'll let you have Jesus in several generations.
Noah:
God: 'I will drown all of earth!'
Noah: 'Oi! I live here!'
God: 'Alright, you may live, as you're so eloquent. How's your carpentry skills?'
Abraham:
God wants to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham begs him not to, so God agrees to spare the city if he can find fifty good souls amongst the bad. Then Abraham basically barters with God, asking what if there's only forty, or thirty, then twenty, etc, and at no point does God inflict him with boils or explosive diarrhea for this.
Moses:
Moses convinces God not to kill everyone if they follow the rules.
David:
God: 'David, you ignorant slut, I curse you and wish death on the innocent people around you! Don't worry, through, I promise one of your kids will be a fabulous king'.
Esaias:
God, an all powerful deity and creator of the Universe, is still whining that people don't love him, but ends up promising the Messiah again.
John the Baptist:
God realises all these threats of destruction are getting him no where, so uses honey instead of vinegar and promises to send his considerably less hot headed (or monstrous) son to convince mankind to be good.
Bonus play: St George 1/5
Considering the utter slog of these plays, I thought this would be a well deserved treat for me, as I have a big soft spot for stories and about our Patron Saint, but I was quite wrong.
A Turkish Knight rushes into a tavern, followed by Father Christmas (seriously) and the King of Egypt. Then a man kicks open the door, crying:
'Here come I, St George, From Britain did I spring!'
No he did bloody not, mate, sit your imposter arse back down. A dragon shows up and Not St George kills it, along with several people for no real reason. Then a necromancing doctor appears and revives everyone just so Not St George can slay them again. Finally, (as part of the actual script) the actors beg for money from the audience.
This play has no morals, no miracles and no point.
Honestly, I'd advise anyone to simply read Everyman on its own and ignore everything else in this book. The rest is mediocre at best, enragingly asinine at worst.
Everyman 4/5 stars:
Basically a very long way of saying 'you can't take it with you'. An otherwise happy person, Everyman is told he's going to die soon, so scrambles about trying to find anyone willing to accompany him on his terrifying final journey. Family, friends, manifestations of money and pleasure all quickly find excuses, and ultimately it's only Everyman's Good Deeds who willingly takes his hand. It's a simplistic moral, yes, but an enjoyable read and I'd love to watch it performed some day, if only to see the costume concepts for the metaphorical characters.
The rest of the plays, bar the last, are just episodes from the Bible and to a contemporary audience they may have been very compelling. From my modern perspective, however, they were sorely lacking:
The Deluge: 2/5
The story of Noah making a giant zoo boat. The central comedy figure is his wife, who thinks her husband is insane and refuses to get on the boat, until the local gossips start panicking about the rain. Also, Noah's wife, in Genesis, the First Testament, says the line 'By Christ not' and Noah says 'so thou are by St John?':
Abraham, Melchisedec, And Isaac: 2/5
The play argues that the 'sacrificing' Isaac episode proves God is better than Abraham, because when the time comes to sacrifice his own son Jesus, he makes sure no lamb is shoved in the way first.
The Wakefield Second Shepherds' Play: 3/5
The misadventures of the shepherds just before they stumble upon the manger of Jesus. This felt like a deleted scene from Life of Brian, with a bumbling sheep thief trying to explain away a missing ewe in his house by claiming his wife gave birth to it. The humour falls flat.
The Coventry Nativity Play 3/5
Considerably more gory than the one I remember from school. Includes mass infanticide, Herod screaming and running through the audience, and the Joseph doubting Mary subplot is resolved rather quickly.
The Wakefield Miracle-Play Of The Crucifixion: 2/5
Basically a long dialogue of the torturers cackling about all the awful things they're doing to Jesus, and yet it's still more tasteful than Gibson's The Passion of the Christ.
The Cornish Mystery-Play Of The Three Maries 2/5
Three Marys mourn Christ. Mary Magdalene finds him in a garden. The end. Yay?
The Mystery of Mary Magdalene and the Apostles 2/5
Magadalene brings the good news of the Resurrection to the Apostles. They all cheer, save for Thomas, who is a doubting Thomas and a cantankerous arshole to Magdalene.
The Wakefield Pageant Of The Harrowing Of Hell 2/5
Jesus busts into Hell to take John the Baptist, Adam and some other good souls to heaven, bitch slapping Satan on the way. It's not as awesome as it sounds and is the only play in this collection that remains in Middle English for some reason.
God's Promises: 3/5
A series of acts where God constantly wants to kill everyone, is convinced not to and makes promises to certain mortals. It's the only mildly interesting play besides Everyman, here's the rundown:
Adam:
Be good and I'll let you have Jesus in several generations.
Noah:
God: 'I will drown all of earth!'
Noah: 'Oi! I live here!'
God: 'Alright, you may live, as you're so eloquent. How's your carpentry skills?'
Abraham:
God wants to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham begs him not to, so God agrees to spare the city if he can find fifty good souls amongst the bad. Then Abraham basically barters with God, asking what if there's only forty, or thirty, then twenty, etc, and at no point does God inflict him with boils or explosive diarrhea for this.
Moses:
Moses convinces God not to kill everyone if they follow the rules.
David:
God: 'David, you ignorant slut, I curse you and wish death on the innocent people around you! Don't worry, through, I promise one of your kids will be a fabulous king'.
Esaias:
God, an all powerful deity and creator of the Universe, is still whining that people don't love him, but ends up promising the Messiah again.
John the Baptist:
God realises all these threats of destruction are getting him no where, so uses honey instead of vinegar and promises to send his considerably less hot headed (or monstrous) son to convince mankind to be good.
Bonus play: St George 1/5
Considering the utter slog of these plays, I thought this would be a well deserved treat for me, as I have a big soft spot for stories and about our Patron Saint, but I was quite wrong.
A Turkish Knight rushes into a tavern, followed by Father Christmas (seriously) and the King of Egypt. Then a man kicks open the door, crying:
'Here come I, St George, From Britain did I spring!'
No he did bloody not, mate, sit your imposter arse back down. A dragon shows up and Not St George kills it, along with several people for no real reason. Then a necromancing doctor appears and revives everyone just so Not St George can slay them again. Finally, (as part of the actual script) the actors beg for money from the audience.
This play has no morals, no miracles and no point.
Honestly, I'd advise anyone to simply read Everyman on its own and ignore everything else in this book. The rest is mediocre at best, enragingly asinine at worst.
July 18, 2018
Everyman is a medieval morality play. I felt that it's kind of too preachy, but that's what morality plays are. The play reminds us that at the end of our life, when we're standing for judgement, it's only "Good Deeds" that won't leave our side. What stood out is its immense contemporary relevance, even though it was written long ago. An enjoyable read.
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December 28, 2021i'm sorry but Christian fanfiction is not my cup of tea :&
October 8, 2024
the devil works hard but christians work harder
February 19, 2025
A fascinating play. While it has some pretty big theological blunders (works rather than faith; penance and purgatory- and only pale allusions to the redemption found in Christ’s sacrifice on the cross), it’s an interesting story- and I don’t think it would take much work at all to straighten out the theology. It emphasizes the fact that your possessions, friends, youth, strength, beauty, etc� won’t come with you when you die- but it seems to default to the idea that your good works will.
This would definitely be an interesting play to act in.
This would definitely be an interesting play to act in.
February 14, 2024
Pretty neat play about mortality but man I did not need to be thinking about the inescapability of death on Valentine’s Day like this
November 28, 2017
“When something happens to you, good or bad, consider what it means. There is a purpose to life's events, to teach you how to laugh more or not to cry too hard.
You can't make someone love you, all you can do is be someone who can be loved, the rest is up to the person to realize your worth.�
You can't make someone love you, all you can do is be someone who can be loved, the rest is up to the person to realize your worth.�
October 11, 2014
Was assigned to read this for uni in relation to Shakespeare. I have to admit that I was sceptical at first (really didn't have a clue what it was about.) But after an hour of intense reading and analysing I have found myself pleasantly surprised. Everyman is a play which tests the morals of an individual who has been faced with death. Said individual looks to his 'friends' (fellowship, kindred, cousin, knowledge, beauty, strength, good deeds, discretion and five-wits) to walk with him on his journey of redemption before he dies. All betray him but one - good deeds. Even if we look at this play from a secular point of view it speaks to us, telling us that life is short and death can greet us at every corner, even at times we don't expect. Do we should do good in the world and give back, as opposed to allowing ourselves to be absorbed by what the world has to offer us.
As a Catholic I found myself relating very much to this play and it has (in some respects) really provokes thought about my own morals and how I am currently leading my life. Am I living worthily of Christ? Could I dedicate myself more to Christ? No and absolutely.
I read this as part of The Norton Anthology of English Literature v.1 and I would really advise this short but thought-provoking play to everyone. It is a beautiful and wonderful read. I read a modern version (still medieval language but easier to understand) and I'm sure that such copies can be found online.
I'm not going to break this play apart (will save that for class!) but giving this play any less than five stars would be doing it a grave injustice. Absolutely wonderful and a must read!
As a Catholic I found myself relating very much to this play and it has (in some respects) really provokes thought about my own morals and how I am currently leading my life. Am I living worthily of Christ? Could I dedicate myself more to Christ? No and absolutely.
I read this as part of The Norton Anthology of English Literature v.1 and I would really advise this short but thought-provoking play to everyone. It is a beautiful and wonderful read. I read a modern version (still medieval language but easier to understand) and I'm sure that such copies can be found online.
I'm not going to break this play apart (will save that for class!) but giving this play any less than five stars would be doing it a grave injustice. Absolutely wonderful and a must read!
December 23, 2011
the five stars are for everyman, which is really pretty amazing... it's funny and terrifying and immediately grabs you (i don't think i looked up from the page once from the first line to the very end) and actually surprisingly effective in making this reader at least actually consider the way he's living his life... i don't know why i never read such an incredibly famous (and ridiculously short and easy-to-read) piece before; i think maybe i thought it was going to be dry and dull? but instead it's kinda like samuel beckett... samuel beckett with hope, maybe... though that hope is not easily come by... i can see myself reading this again and again... i mean, this is like chaucer-type good (though without irony)... really just incredibly vivid... and i especially love the conversation he has with his worldly goods!! they are some tricky little bastards...
the other three plays in the collection, on the other hand, are, well, kinda boring... though the second shepherds' play is legitimately funny in parts (and the whole sheep-baby thing is really WEIRD)... noah's flood is kind of charming in a school-plays-from-the-movie-rushmore kinda way... but the last play, hickscorner... ? dunnowhatsupwiththat
but yes, everyman! now i get it! i totally understand where this guy's coming from.
the other three plays in the collection, on the other hand, are, well, kinda boring... though the second shepherds' play is legitimately funny in parts (and the whole sheep-baby thing is really WEIRD)... noah's flood is kind of charming in a school-plays-from-the-movie-rushmore kinda way... but the last play, hickscorner... ? dunnowhatsupwiththat
but yes, everyman! now i get it! i totally understand where this guy's coming from.
August 26, 2019
"Everyman" is an excellent play, but "Hickscorner" had no discernible plot and the other two inclusions were just ok. I won't be keeping this Dover Thrift Edition, but do suggest you enjoy "Everyman" via .
October 22, 2014
A morality play at best, but too didactic for my own taste. The words are, as always, very interesting considered they were written in the medieval period.
January 20, 2020
Purely read this to save my exam 'Literature of the Early modern period'. I saved my exam. I'm happy.
March 6, 2009
This was, shockingly, the only version of "The Everyman" I could find in the system, but I wanted to include it as it is a classic and I well enjoyed it.
I have included a quick summary below:
The messenger? Death. The message? God has summoned you to stand before Him and give a reckoning of your life. What do you do? The protagonist of this play, the shocked and distraught Everyman, faces this exact issue. But he is granted a day's grace to gather together anyone who will travel with him and help him at his judgment. As this moral allegory unfolds, however, poor Everyman learns that neither possessions, nor accomplishments, nor character traits will follow him to the grave. He must face his reckoning alone... Perhaps because Everyman's problem is our problem, this play, one of the earliest extant dramas in English, still provokes thought and discussion nearly 700 years after it was written
I have included a quick summary below:
The messenger? Death. The message? God has summoned you to stand before Him and give a reckoning of your life. What do you do? The protagonist of this play, the shocked and distraught Everyman, faces this exact issue. But he is granted a day's grace to gather together anyone who will travel with him and help him at his judgment. As this moral allegory unfolds, however, poor Everyman learns that neither possessions, nor accomplishments, nor character traits will follow him to the grave. He must face his reckoning alone... Perhaps because Everyman's problem is our problem, this play, one of the earliest extant dramas in English, still provokes thought and discussion nearly 700 years after it was written
December 6, 2010
In the end, the only thing that matters is Good Deeds. I found this work ambiguous and annoying when I first read it, but as I grow older, I've noticed that this sentiment is possibly the most enduring idea ever.
August 29, 2022
Life is brutal in the Middle Ages.
But hang in there.
It gets better in heaven ✈️
But hang in there.
It gets better in heaven ✈️
March 22, 2023
"Will you not with me go?"
"No, by our lady! I have a cramp in my toe!"
"No, by our lady! I have a cramp in my toe!"
December 12, 2023
Read it for school. A little bland, a little confusing. Overall, I probably wouldn't read again
January 27, 2020
“Bu ders daima aklınızda kalsın, Ey dinleyenler.
Büyük küçük hepiniz değer verin ona.
Gururlanmaktan vazgeçin, Çünkü aldatır sonunda sizi.
Unutmayın: Güzellik, Beş Duyum, Güç ve Akıl’ın,
Nasıl bırakıp gittiğini İnsanoğlu’nu.
Yalnızca İyi Davranışlarını götürebilir yanında kişi.
Sakının onları güçsüz bırakmaktan.
Yoksa Tanrı önünde hiçbir yararı olmaz kimseye.
Orada, Hiçbir mazeretin geçerli olmadığı yerde;
Ne yapar o zaman İnsan, tek başına?
Hiçbir şeyi düzeltemez İnsan öldükten sonra.
Ne acınır kendisine, ne de merhamet edilir.
Geldiğinde bir de temiz çıkmazsa hesabı;
ղı: Git ve sonsuza dek ateşler içinde yan diye
lanetler onu.
Hesabı doğru ve eksiksiz çıkanın ise:
Cennette taçlanır başı.
Tanrının sonunda hepimizi toplayacağı;
Gövdemiz ve ruhumuzla birlikte yaşayacağımız o terde.
Şimdi Kutu Üçlü adına Amin deyip hepinize hayrına.
Böyle biter İnsanoğlu’nun İbret oyunu.�(s.84)
Büyük küçük hepiniz değer verin ona.
Gururlanmaktan vazgeçin, Çünkü aldatır sonunda sizi.
Unutmayın: Güzellik, Beş Duyum, Güç ve Akıl’ın,
Nasıl bırakıp gittiğini İnsanoğlu’nu.
Yalnızca İyi Davranışlarını götürebilir yanında kişi.
Sakının onları güçsüz bırakmaktan.
Yoksa Tanrı önünde hiçbir yararı olmaz kimseye.
Orada, Hiçbir mazeretin geçerli olmadığı yerde;
Ne yapar o zaman İnsan, tek başına?
Hiçbir şeyi düzeltemez İnsan öldükten sonra.
Ne acınır kendisine, ne de merhamet edilir.
Geldiğinde bir de temiz çıkmazsa hesabı;
ղı: Git ve sonsuza dek ateşler içinde yan diye
lanetler onu.
Hesabı doğru ve eksiksiz çıkanın ise:
Cennette taçlanır başı.
Tanrının sonunda hepimizi toplayacağı;
Gövdemiz ve ruhumuzla birlikte yaşayacağımız o terde.
Şimdi Kutu Üçlü adına Amin deyip hepinize hayrına.
Böyle biter İnsanoğlu’nun İbret oyunu.�(s.84)
October 12, 2022
it is SO BAD, i wanna give you a zero, but that's not possible, so I give you a one
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October 17, 2024Ethel Cain would've liked this i think
November 29, 2024
i like it better when i only think about this play, not necessarily read it whole, 3.5
February 4, 2025
I’ve never read so many “thou mayest� “thy hast� “hark thou”s in my life. I read every single word of this play and I could not tell you what was happening. This play has aged worse than milk, this aged about as well as milk from a dinosaurs decomposed fossil fuel corpse.
UPDATE: I MADE A 2/5 ON THIS STUPID QUIZ THIS SORRY EXCUSE FOR A PLAY SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOST TO THE DEPTHS OF TIME AND FADED FROM EXISTENCE
UPDATE: I MADE A 2/5 ON THIS STUPID QUIZ THIS SORRY EXCUSE FOR A PLAY SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOST TO THE DEPTHS OF TIME AND FADED FROM EXISTENCE
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