Question

Goods says in the play Everyman: “For my love is contrary to the love everlasting. / But if thou had loved moderately during, / As, to the poor give part of me, / Then shouldst thou not in this dolour be, / Nor in this great sorrow care.” What advice does Goods give Everyman in this passage? Instead of loving donations, you should have loved me (money) passionately.

Answer 1

Answer:

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The advice that Goods gives in the passage is that it's a blessing to give alms instead of keeping money to oneself.

Explanation:

Goods' focus here is to give to the poor. He doesn't specifically say what to give them other than "part of me", which could be translated as giving them part of what we have. These would be alms, which is a word that means something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor. Therefore, Goods says in this passage that we should give alms instead of keeping it all to ourselves.