The play Everyman is a perfect representation of the public literature of the Renaissance period. The anonymous author reveals through the moral drama that "all men" should be prepared for judgment at any time because "suddenly [death] comes." (Scene 1, line 81) This, like all allegorical works of that period, was constructed under the direction of the Roman Catholic Church to strike fear into the hearts of men and, in so doing, have power over them. The church succeeded by censoring all works and designing them to suit their purpose. The structure of literary works of the Renaissance period was designed for easy understanding for the masses. The average Renaissance person could not read and had not received any proper education. For easy interpretation, characters in plays and oral histories were named allegorically based on what they symbolized. For example, in Everyman, the main character's name is "Everyman", so that any farmer watching can understand that the main character represents every single man, woman, and child on Earth, especially his own person. Death is also appropriately named, as is every man's friend "Company", his family "relative" and "cousin", as well as "worldly goods" and "good deeds". This same technique is used in Pilgrim's Progress to make it clear that the story is addressed to the reader as a moral judgment and not as an interpretive work. This ensures that each listener will not miss the moral lesson they are meant to understand. Everyman is specifically designed to make every listener feel guilt and fear. The fact that "Everyman" discovers that his devotion to the "Goods of the World" only harms his accounts leads him to state, "I know I am worthy of blame... middle of paper... clear the way for him" to the hell, and they were in no position to help him or even wanted to. He had no one to accompany him, no real element to face judgment with him. Her knowledge 'Good Deeds' had been weakened by his mistreatment, but even so she could barely stand, she offered to stay with him and speak for him. These allegorical references have solidified in the public imagination that they must take the steps to ensure their salvation, to go to heaven instead of hell. The best way to do this is to give away their worldly possessions and do good deeds, for they are the only thing you can take with you to judgment. In this way the anonymous author sets his final thought: Every man is equal and therefore a sinner and must repent; he must give himself without thinking of himself. What better way than to give all of yourself to the church?