EVERYMAN

ave accumulated will eventually stay behind. This message is clearly presented, and is communicated through frequent repetitions of events, as Everyman struggles to save his soul and find someone to accompany him to the long upcoming journey to the afterlife. First, Everyman meets his good and faithful friend, Fellowship (l. 205-302), who reassures him that he "will not forsake" him, his "true friend" (l. 212-213), who would die for (l. 219), only to be cruelty and abruptly rejected in the end "I will not go that loathed journey" (l. 268), "God speed thee in thy journey! For from thee I will depart as fast as I may" (l. 295-296). Everyman realizes that Fellowship is actually a good company only in good times (l. 272-274), and that "In prosperity men friends may find, which in adversity be full and unkind" (l. 309-310).
             Then, Everyman encounters his relatives, Kindred and Cousin (l. 319-368), hoping this time to find reciprocation to his calling for help, but once more he ends up being left alone. This scene is roughly a repetition of the
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