Everyman
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All Themes Personification and Morality Death Sin, Human Nature, and the Material World Salvation, Humility, and the Catholic Church
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All Characters Everyman Death Good-Deeds Knowledge Five-Wits Strength
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All Symbols Reckoning Garment of Sorrow
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Personification and Morality Theme Icon
    Personification and Morality
  • Death Theme Icon
    Death
  • Sin, Human Nature, and the Material World Theme Icon
    Sin, Human Nature, and the Material World
  • Salvation, Humility, and the Catholic Church Theme Icon
    Salvation, Humility, and the Catholic Church
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Everyman
  • Death
  • Good-Deeds
  • Knowledge
  • Five-Wits
  • Strength
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Reckoning Symbol Icon
    Reckoning
  • Garment of Sorrow Symbol Icon
    Garment of Sorrow
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allegory
  • Allusions
  • Genre
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Paradox
  • Pathos
  • Personification
  • Satire
  • Setting
  • Soliloquy
  • Style
  • Tone
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Lee, Sophia. "Everyman." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 30 Nov 2017. Web. 13 Jun 2025.


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Lee, Sophia. "Everyman." LitCharts LLC, November 30, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2025. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/everyman.

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