Who is Noah and his Family from Everyman, and Medieval Miracle Plays and what is their importance? "Everyman

The stalwart, paternal Noah, his obedient children, and obstinate wife appear in "Noah's Flood", their story and characterizations illustrating the gamut of general human reaction to God.

There is pure, unquestioning obedience (Noah), obedience to those who manifest God's will (Noah's sons and daughters in law), and eventual obedience after a period of resistance that only comes to an end following absolute acceptance of His will (Noah's wife).