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Doctor Faustus
Christopher Marlowe
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Summary
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Summary & Analysis
Prologue
Scene 1
Scenes 2–4
Scenes 5–6
Chorus 2–Scene 8
Chorus 3–Scene 9
Scenes 10–11
Chorus 4–Epilogue
Characters
Character List
Faustus
Mephastophilis
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
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Important Quotes Explained
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Sin versus Redemption
Medieval versus Renaissance
Power and Ambition
Free Will versus Fate
Dark Magic
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Prologue–Act I, Scene 2
Act I, Scene 3–Act II, Scene 1
Act II, Scenes 2–3
Act III, Chorus–Scene 2
Act III, Scene 3–Act IV, Scene 2
Act IV, Scenes 3–4
Act IV, Scenes 5–7
Act V, Scenes 1–2
Act V, Scene 3–Chorus
Quotes By Character
Faustus
Mephostophilis
Good Angel and Bad Angel
Chorus
Lucifer
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Context
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Prologue
Scene 1
Scenes 2-4
Scenes 5-6
Chorus 2-Scene 8
Chorus 3-Scene 9
Scenes 10-11
Chorus 4-Epilogue
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Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz
Further Study
Themes, Motifs & Symbols Quiz
1
of 5
In keeping with the Christian framework of the play, what could Faustus theoretically do to save his soul from Hell?
Ask God for forgiveness
Ask Lucifer for mercy
Convert to another religion
Kill the devil
2
of 5
What did the medieval world place at the center of existence?
Man
God
Art
Physics
3
of 5
In the Renaissance, what took center stage?
Secular matters
Theology
Sin
Feudalism
4
of 5
What lends a grandeur to Faustus's schemes, and makes his quest for personal power seem almost heroic?
Faustus's greed
The Renaissance setting
Faustus's ambitious plans
Mephastophilis's encouragement
5
of 5
What does Faustus say he sees running across the sky during his terrible last night?
Rainbows
Christ's blood
Time
The galaxies
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