![]() ![]() This quote comes right at the beginning of God's first speech, and speaks of his anger with "all creatures of the earth" (perhaps suggesting that Everyman perhaps represents, more than every man, but every creature!). Living without dread in worldly prosperity. ![]() It is one of many quotes in this play exploring the ideas of beginnings and endings (the play itself, of course, shows "of our lives and ending"). ![]() This quote from the Messenger's opening speech foregrounds the play's exploration of sin and damnation right at the beginning of the play. Which in the end causeth the soul to weep. Moreover, the play's emphasis on transitoriness is expressly stated in the very first speech. This quote, from the Messenger's opening speech is interesting for several reasons: it, right at the start of the play, announces that the play has a moral purpose, and foregrounds the play's dual concerns with our lives as well as our deaths (our "ending"). ![]()
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