Answer :
The following lines from the play "Everyman" imply that the common people of the time were leading a life dedicated to material gain and pleasure seeking activities :
"Of ghostly sight the people be so blind,
Drowned in sin, they know me not for their God.
In worldly riches is all their mind:
They fear not my righteousness, the sharp rod;"
These lines state that the people have become so blind in their greed for material riches and pleasure seeking activities that they are gradually moving away from their religion and God. They no more had any godly fear and were least concerned about what would happen to them after death. They are, thus, "Drowned in sin."
