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Welcome to the LitCharts study guide on Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus. Created by the original team behind SparkNotes, LitCharts are the world's best literature guides.
Fake Beards, Real Fear. The Puritan William Prynne reported that at a 17th century performance of Doctor Faustus, upon the apparition of the devil on the stage, the actors themselves broke character and fell to prayer in fear.
Celeb Gossip. Much of the popularity of Marlowe's play can be attributed to his star actor Edward Alleyn, who performed the title role in three of Marlowe's plays during his lifetime, and for whom the part of Faustus was written. Ben Affleck plays Alleyn in the movie Shakespeare in Love.