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 a…
