Question

Goods states in the play Everyman: "Who calleth me? Everyman? What hast thou hast! / I lie here in corners, trussed and piled so high, / And in chest I am locked so fast, / Also sacked in bags, thou mayst see with thine eye, / I cannot stir; in packs low I lie. / What would ye have, lightly me say." This excerpt uses visual imagery to show a pile of material wealth filling every space. By contrast and deductive reasoning, what is lacking?

Answer 1

The correct answer is

"you can't take it [wealth]

with you [when you die]"

Words and phrases such as "I lie," "trussed," "locked," and "cannot stir" allude to the truth of the popular adage that.