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1、TheatreSurvey48:1(May2007)DOI:10.1017/S0040557407000397JuliePaulsonDEATH’SARRIVALANDEVERYMAN’SSEPARATIONWhatisthisworld?Whataskethmentohave?Nowwithhislove,nowinhiscoldegraveAllone,withoutenanycompaignye.GeoffreyChaucer,TheKnightsTaleInthelatemedievalmoralit
2、yplayEveryman,thecharacterDeathmakesagrandentranceonstageonlytobemetwithuttermisrecognitionandincom-prehension.WhenDeathexplainsthatheisheretotakeEverymanonalongeiourneytomakehisrekenynge...beforeGod,Everymansincomprehensionishumorousevenasitrevealshimtobed
3、eeplyunreadyforDeathssummons:he1asksDeath,SholdeInotcomeagayneshortly?EverymansinabilitytorecognizethepermanenceofDeathsjourneyraisesthequestionfortheaudienceofwhatmightconstitutesucharecognition.Depictingdeathasapresenceinitiallyinscrutabletoitscentralchar
4、acter,Everymanaskswhatitmeanstomakeourownmortalitypresenttous,torecognizeourfinitude,andtorememberthatwemustdie.Theplaypresentsasurprisinglycircuitousanswertothatquestion,firstprovidingasustainedinvestigationintohowonelearnsthemeaningofaword,andthenconcluding
5、thatindividualunderstandingsofwords,concepts,andmortalityemergethroughtheinterpersonalrelationsandcommu-nalritualsthatrevealandguaranteetheirmeanings.Throughitsfocusontheinterrelationaldimensionsofpenance,theplayemphasizestheimpactofcom-munityontheformation
6、ofEverymansself-understanding.Byshowingpenanceinperformance,Everymanrevealspenanceitselftobeperformative,dynamic,andcapableofchangingEverymansunderstandingofbothhimselfandhisrelationtoothers.AttendingtotheplaysinvestigationoflanguageandJuliePaulsonisAssista
7、ntProfessorofEnglishatSanFranciscoStateUniversity.Sheiscurrentlycompletingabook,WordsMadeFlesh,onpenanceandtheformationoftheChristiansubjectintheEnglishmoralityplay.IamverygratefultoSarahBeckwith,LaraBolvilsky,SaraHackenberg,MelissaSanchez,JodyEnders,andmyt
8、woreadersforTheatreSurvey,KathleenAshleyandMargaretPappano,fortheirhelpfulcommentsonearlierdraftsofthisessay.121TheatreSurveypenitentialpracticeallowsustounderstandmorefullytheroleoftheatricalityinmedi
