Question

analyzing characters in an allegory
beauty: here at your will we be all ready
what will ye that we should do?
good-deeds. that ye would with everyman go,
and help him in his pilgrimage.
advise you, will ye with him or not in that voyage?
strength. we will bring him all thither,
to his help and comfort, ye may believe me
discretion. so will we go with him all together.
—everyman,
anonymous
what concepts or ideas do characters in this passage represent?
help, comfort, togetherness, and beauty
beauty, good deeds, strength, and discretion
readiness, advice, comfort, and belief
pilgrimages, voyages, and journeys

Explanation:

• Analyze each character's lines: Beauty is ready to act ("Here at your will we be all ready"), Good - Deeds asks others to help Everyman on his pilgrimage, Strength offers help and comfort, and Discretion agrees to go together.
• The first option "help, comfort, togetherness, and beauty" aligns with the actions and intentions of Beauty (representing beauty), Good - Deeds (help), Strength (help and comfort), and the collective action of going together (togetherness). The other options either misinterpret the characters' representations (e.g., the second option lists the characters themselves not the concepts they represent, the third option's "readiness, advice, belief" don't match as well, and the fourth option is about journeys not character - represented concepts).

Answer:

help, comfort, togetherness, and beauty