Katie Marchant -- Mediation #9 --Hamlet vs. Everyman

The major similarity that stuck out to me in reading Hamlet and Everyman was the journey that both men are sent on by a figure that is not real. For Hamlet this journey is to avenge the death of his father and in my opinion to find himself. For Everyman this journey is to find someone who will accompany him on his journey to death and to help him discover who he really is and the reason Death has come for him. Both of the characters seem unprepared for this journey and look for people to go along with them. Their problems both lie in finding people who are loyal to them and trust them. Hamlet finds this support and companionship in Horatio, his friend from school. Everyman looks for this support from many different people but finally finds the companionship he wanted from Good-Deeds after everyone else has turned him down. To me this need for companionship and support shows the weaker sides of these men and helps the audience relate to characters that the audience may feel like they can’t relate to because they are better or higher in the social class.