Question
Which excerpt from Everyman best represents how Everyman is characterized overall in the passage?
A: It is said, in prosperity men friends may find,
Which in adversity be full unkind.
B: I believe that they will do so,
For kind will creep where it may not go.
C: For I have a great enemy, that hath me in wait,
Which intendeth me for to hinder.
D: But when I have most need, they me forsake.
I am deceived; that maketh me sad.
A: It is said, in prosperity men friends may find,
Which in adversity be full unkind.
B: I believe that they will do so,
For kind will creep where it may not go.
C: For I have a great enemy, that hath me in wait,
Which intendeth me for to hinder.
D: But when I have most need, they me forsake.
I am deceived; that maketh me sad.
Answers
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The excerpt that best represents how Everyman is characterized overall in the passage is:
**D: But when I have most need, they me forsake. I am deceived; that maketh me sad.**
This line encapsulates Everyman's feelings of betrayal and loneliness, emphasizing his realization that, in times of need, those he counted on abandon him, which is a central theme in the play. It reflects the overall characterization of Everyman as a figure facing the harsh truths of life and the eventual abandonment that comes with mortality.
**D: But when I have most need, they me forsake. I am deceived; that maketh me sad.**
This line encapsulates Everyman's feelings of betrayal and loneliness, emphasizing his realization that, in times of need, those he counted on abandon him, which is a central theme in the play. It reflects the overall characterization of Everyman as a figure facing the harsh truths of life and the eventual abandonment that comes with mortality.