In some of Shakespeare's work as a playwright, such as Hamlet or Othello it gives a reference to Everyman.
I ask you, what does it mean in Shakespeare's sense of the word?
2006-08-19 10:42:01 · 4 answers · asked by Yamster 2.0 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Everyman (c. 1509-19) is a morality play. It derives from a Flemish original and is 921 lines long. Everyman, a representative figure of the human race, is summoned by death. He discovers that his friends Fellowship, Kindred, Cousin, and Goods will not go with him. It is Good Deeds, whom he previously neglected, who finally supports him and who offers to justify him before the throne of God. Lines from this play provided the inspiration for the name of the popular literature series Everyman's Library.
So what it means is:
An ordinary person, representative of the human race. "everyman against everyman"
2006-08-19 11:07:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Everyman refers to the average person.
2006-08-19 10:47:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Everyman must DIE!
2015-02-02 17:31:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Jamacins would say "I and I". It means all of us, the "average Joe".
2006-08-19 10:48:13 · answer #4 · answered by doggiebike 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋