Dr. Faustus: Contents and the Biography of Christopher Marlowe
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Contents
- Introduction
- Theme of the Play
- Characters of the Play
- Summary of the play
- Questions
Introduction to the Play
- Christopher Marlowe
- The Tragical History of the life and death of Dr. Faustus
- Genre: tragedy
- Reflects the spirit of Renaissance
The Theme of the Play
- Faith in God
- Avoiding the black magic
The Biography of Christopher Marlowe
- Father - john Marlowe (shoemaker)
- Mother Catherine
- Baptism date - 26 feb 1564
- Education - at kings school Canterbury
- Ba at Cambridge (1584)
- Ma (1587)
1) father of English tragedy drama
2) morning star of English tragedy drama
3) the creator of English verse
Major Characters
- Doctor Faustus
- Mephistopheles
- Lucifer
- Old Man
- Good Angel
- Evil Angel
Summary
- Doctor Faustus, a well-respected German scholar of logic, medicine, law, and religion — and decides that he wants to learn to practice magic.
- summoning up Mephistopheles, a devil.
- Faustus՚s soul in exchange for twenty-four years of service from Mephistopheles.
- Despite warning “Homo fudge,”
- Signed in the agreement with blood
Questions on Hell and Heaven to the Devil
- Faustus begins to travel. He goes to the pope՚s court in Rome, makes himself invisible, and plays a series of tricks.
- Charles V (the enemy of the pope) , who asks Faustus to allow him to see Alexander the Great, Faustus summons Helen.
- Faustus is overcome by fear and remorse.
- He begs for mercy, but it is too late.
- At midnight, a host of devils appears and carries his soul off to hell.
- In the morning, the scholars find Faustus՚s limbs and decide to hold a funeral for him.
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