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Doctor Faustus
Christopher Marlowe
Study Guide
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Summary
Plot Overview
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
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Sin versus Redemption
Medieval versus Renaissance
Power and Ambition
Free Will versus Fate
Dark Magic
Quotes By Section
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
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
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
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Plot Overview Quiz
Further Study
Plot Overview Quiz
1
of 5
Faustus grows dissatisfied with the limits of traditional forms of ___.
Travel
Knowledge
Magic
Cookery
2
of 5
How does Faustus begin his new career as a magician?
By summoning a devil
By summoning a fairy
By summoning an angel
By summoning an audience
3
of 5
What does Faustus do first with his new powers?
Paint
Start a family
Travel
Relax
4
of 5
Faustus sells the horse-courser a horse: what does it turn into when ridden into a river?
Wood
Gold
Stone
Straw
5
of 5
Who does Faustus summon towards the end of his twenty-four-year deal?
Alexander the Great
Helen of Troy
A host of devils
An old man
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