Strength, who represents physical strength, accompanies Everyman and promises to stand by him. However, she abandons him once she learns that his pilgrimage is to end in death. Once again, this illustrates that what is important on earth is not necessarily important in heaven, and that even the most steady-seeming things can be fickle.
Strength Quotes in Everyman
The Everyman quotes below are all either spoken by Strength or refer to Strength. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Everyman
Quotes
Everyman: Take example, all ye that this do hear or see,
How they that I loved best do forsake me,
Except my Good-Deeds that bideth truly.
Good-Deeds: All earthly things is but vanity:
Beauty, Strength, and Discretion, do man forsake,
Foolish friends and kinsmen, that fair spake,
All fleeth save Good-Deeds, and that am I.
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Strength Quotes in Everyman
The Everyman quotes below are all either spoken by Strength or refer to Strength. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Everyman
Quotes
Everyman: Take example, all ye that this do hear or see,
How they that I loved best do forsake me,
Except my Good-Deeds that bideth truly.
Good-Deeds: All earthly things is but vanity:
Beauty, Strength, and Discretion, do man forsake,
Foolish friends and kinsmen, that fair spake,
All fleeth save Good-Deeds, and that am I.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
