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What is Deaths attitude in the play Everyman?

A.sorrowful
B.Businesslike
C.Vengeful
D.Angry

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I would think vengeful. Think of it as his name. “Death” and think I’m getting revenge on someone dramatic I know.
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In the play "Everyman" Death's attitude is C. Vengeful.

When the play begins, the character Death proclaims that death is a weapon, employed to punish "every man... that liveth beastly/Out of God's laws." In fact, Everyman's fear of death originates not only because he prefers the material world instead of devotion for Christ, but also because he is certain he has lived "out of God's laws" and will suffer from eternal condemnation once he dies. That is to say, death is a mild punishment for people who led ungodly lives, since eternal punishment will come afterwards.

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