Doctor Faustus
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Doctor Faustus
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Christopher Marlowe
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Prologue
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
Scene 5
Scene 6
Chorus 2
Scene 7
Scene 8
Chorus 3
Scene 9
Scene 10
Scene 11
Chorus 4
Scene 12
Scene 13
Epilogue
Themes
All Themes
Temptation, Sin, and Redemption
The Bargain
The Renaissance Individual
Fate vs. Free Will
Education, Knowledge, and Power
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Doctor Faustus
Mephastophilis
Wagner
Lucifer
Chorus
Good Angel and Evil Angel
Robin
Horse-courser
The Pope
A Knight at Charles' Court
Three Scholars
Helen of Troy
Symbols
All Symbols
The Good and Evil Angels
Blood
The Seven Deadly Sins
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allegory
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
Genre
Irony
Mood
Oxymorons
Paradox
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Personification
Setting
Situational Irony
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How does Faustus go about summoning the devils for the first time?
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He writes a contract in which he promises to give up his soul
He recites incantations and calls certain devils by name
He prepares for a journey and fills his bag with potions
He makes himself bleed and offers his blood to the devils
When Faustus insists that Mephastophilis take the form of a friar, what does this indicate about his own views?
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He doesn't respect the church and is skeptical of religion
He wants to avoid any possible suspicion from the church
He admires religious figures and wants to honor them
He wants to be seen in public with a Franciscan friar
Why does Mephastophilis say he has come to Faustus?
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Because Faustus expertly summoned him using Latin incantations
Because Lucifer ordered him to dutifully serve and cater to Faustus
Because he is impressed by Faustus's vast breadth of knowledge
Because devils try to claim the soul of anyone who renounces God
What do the first questions Faustus asks Mephastophilis reveal about his immediate concern after having summoned the devil?
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They indicate his desire to learn how he will eventually die
They show his eagerness to overcome his fear of Mephastophilis
They demonstrate his obsession with expanding his knowledge
They suggest that he doesn't understand Mephastophilis's power
What deal does Faustus tell Mephastophilis to convey to Lucifer?
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Faustus will go to hell for 1,000 years in return for eternal salvation
Faustus will exchange his knowledge for 24 years of Lucifer's power
Faustus will sell his loved ones to the devil for guaranteed immortality
Faustus will trade his soul for 24 years of servitude from Mephastophilis
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