Which lines show Everyman wanting to delay his journey with Death?

• A. Wherefore, Death, I pray thee, for God's mercy, Spare me till I be provided of remedy.
• B. Spare me till I be provided of remedy, Death.
• C. Death, come now and end this trial.
• D. Pray Death to grant me more time before the journey.

Answer: (A)

The moment here hinges on a desperate wish to delay the journey with Death. Everyman’s line that asks, “Wherefore, Death, I pray thee, for God's mercy, Spare me till I be provided of remedy” shows a direct, earnest appeal to Death framed by a plea for mercy from God and a clear condition: spare him until he can arrange a remedy. This captures the tension of needing time to prepare—he wants time to gather what’s needed to face the reckoning.

Why this line fits best is that it combines a formal, devotional address with a concrete postponement: a mercy-filled appeal and a stated reason for the delay. It isn’t a simple wish for more time; it explicitly links the delay to being provided of remedy, signaling that he wants to delay the journey to have a chance to make things right.

Other lines either push for immediate end or speak of more time in a less complete way—the absence of the explicit mercy appeal and the precise condition for delay makes them feel less about postponing the journey with a serious, moral motive, and more about a general wish to stall without the same weight of appeal.