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English 1003 Siobhan Donohoe Joe Phelan Compare and contrast two of the set texts from two different periods. You should discuss them in terms of the following How they reflect the periods in which they were written Their use of language The audience for which they seem to be written "Everyman" and "Doctor Faustus" Both Everyman and Doctor Faustus are plays. They are written within different time Periods, with Everyman written in the medieval era and Doctor Faustus written in the Renaissance. Everyman and Doctor Faustus are both Morality Plays, these are specifically plays that existed within the Medieval period. They were popular during this period as they were intended to instruct the audience in the Christian way and attitudes to life. The morality play is essentially an allegory written in dramatic form. In the fourteenth Century, morality plays were mainly based on the seven deadly sins as in Everyman with each character representing each sin. Everyman centers around...

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