In the play everyman, what is common to discretion, strength, five wits, and beauty?

they prove to be everyman’s best friend.

they all forsake him on his final journey.

they are directed by god to forsake everyman.

they all perish on a difficult journey.

The correct answer is B) They all forsake him on his final journey.

Explanation:

At the beginning of the play "Everyman", the audience is told it will see our - all of mankind's - life and death. God then appears and complains that humans are only worried about wordly riches instead of serving Him. God sends Death to warn Everyman - an allegorical character representing mankind - that he will die and that his good and bad deeds will be taken into account.

Desperate, Everyman seeks for company. However, he is abandoned by all those he approches. When he asks Good Deeds to accompany him, he finds out she can't even walk because she has been weakened by his sins. Advised by Knowledge, Everyman confesses his sins, which makes Good Deeds strong enough to accompany him.

Good Deeds, however, is not the only one. Everyman is also in the company of Discretion, Strength, Five Wits, and Beauty. Nonetheless, as soon as he begins to die, Discretion, Strength, Five Wits, and Beauty forsake him one by one. In death, Everyman can only take his Good Deeds with him.

In the end, a doctor appears to give the epilogue. He tells the audience to forsake Discretion, Strength, Five Wits, and Beauty since they will forsake everyone when the time to die comes.

the correct answer is: d

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