In Everyman, Discretion, Strength, Five Wits, and Beauty share what fate?

• A. They accompany him to the end.
• B. They depart before the journey begins.
• C. They reveal the secret of immortality.
• D. They all forsake him on his final journey.

Answer: (D)

In Everyman, the allegorical figures like Discretion, Strength, Five Wits, and Beauty are meant to represent worldly qualities and possessions that seem useful in life but cannot accompany the soul beyond death. They all try to go with Everyman on his final journey, but as death approaches they withdraw, leaving him to face judgment with only true spiritual help. The scene emphasizes that these worldly aids cannot secure eternal salvation. So their shared fate is that they all forsake him on the final journey. The play contrasts this with the staying power of Good Deeds (and Knowledge), which underscores the message that spiritual virtue endures where worldly gifts do not.