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Sell your soul to the Devil for knowledge, then squander this to become a silly prankster instead?! Got it.
Moral of the story, just don’t sell your soul at all.
Everyone has heard about one iteration or another of Faustus and his deal with the devil. In this version by Marlowe, Faustus is a doctor who craves for knowledge and wishes to know everything about the dark arts.
To acquire this knowledge he makes a deal with the demon Mephistopheles to relinquish his soul to Lucifer, in exchange for the enlightenment he seeks and the servitude of Mephistopheles for 24 years.
As the years go by Dr. Faustus has everything he wanted from his deal, and proceeds to toy with and prank everyone from his peers to the Pope.
When the 24 years are nearly over, and Lucifer is bound to collect; Faustus regrets making the deal and fears what is to come. He contemplates over remorse and repentance; but it is too late for him.
Christopher Marlowe’s play is a good cautionary tale to not mess with things we do not know. And to be happy with what we have.
Moral of the story, just don’t sell your soul at all.
Everyone has heard about one iteration or another of Faustus and his deal with the devil. In this version by Marlowe, Faustus is a doctor who craves for knowledge and wishes to know everything about the dark arts.
To acquire this knowledge he makes a deal with the demon Mephistopheles to relinquish his soul to Lucifer, in exchange for the enlightenment he seeks and the servitude of Mephistopheles for 24 years.
As the years go by Dr. Faustus has everything he wanted from his deal, and proceeds to toy with and prank everyone from his peers to the Pope.
When the 24 years are nearly over, and Lucifer is bound to collect; Faustus regrets making the deal and fears what is to come. He contemplates over remorse and repentance; but it is too late for him.
Christopher Marlowe’s play is a good cautionary tale to not mess with things we do not know. And to be happy with what we have.
I love Christopher Marlowe. As a historical figure, he is just such a badass, and as a playwright he is a genius.
Faustus is the work he is most known for nowadays, and he has sadly been overshadowed by Shakespeare. (Who is great, don't get me wrong. But damn, Marlowe did everything before age 30, and only stopped because he was stabbed in the eye with a broken beer bottle. Badass.)
This play, for me at least, starts out rather silly and inconsequential, but built in intensity each act until the final scene blew me away. It really is a crescendo on stage, and I would love to see a live performance someday.
Faustus is the work he is most known for nowadays, and he has sadly been overshadowed by Shakespeare. (Who is great, don't get me wrong. But damn, Marlowe did everything before age 30, and only stopped because he was stabbed in the eye with a broken beer bottle. Badass.)
This play, for me at least, starts out rather silly and inconsequential, but built in intensity each act until the final scene blew me away. It really is a crescendo on stage, and I would love to see a live performance someday.
Marlowe really makes you think about what it means to chase after ambition and pride. However, before one ever thinks of selling their soul to the devil, he or she should have a long talk with themselves to see how much they are willing to give up to spend an eternity with the devil. I know it's not worth an eternity in Hell.
Marlowe wrote this as a morality play during the Renaissance so many people might have found this one controversial, but today our readers are selling their own souls to the devil but just in different ways because "ambition, success, and pride" are their devils, too. Sometimes, those things are not worth it in the end, either.
Dr. Faustus had an opportunity in the end to REPENT and ask God to save him, but he fell into a moment of DESPAIR and let Lucifer trick him again and again to only end up into the hounds of hell as his lousy servant for eternity instead of being able to live peacefully into the realms of heaven.
I'm teaching this one this fall for my World Literature students at AU so I don't know how much they will enjoy or dislike it, but I think everybody should read Marlowe's tale at least once in their life. This will be my second time. I read it first in high school as a sophomore so it was cool to reread it as a 40 something this time.
3.5 stars
Marlowe wrote this as a morality play during the Renaissance so many people might have found this one controversial, but today our readers are selling their own souls to the devil but just in different ways because "ambition, success, and pride" are their devils, too. Sometimes, those things are not worth it in the end, either.
Dr. Faustus had an opportunity in the end to REPENT and ask God to save him, but he fell into a moment of DESPAIR and let Lucifer trick him again and again to only end up into the hounds of hell as his lousy servant for eternity instead of being able to live peacefully into the realms of heaven.
I'm teaching this one this fall for my World Literature students at AU so I don't know how much they will enjoy or dislike it, but I think everybody should read Marlowe's tale at least once in their life. This will be my second time. I read it first in high school as a sophomore so it was cool to reread it as a 40 something this time.
3.5 stars
I loved this play, it certainly is one of my favorites.
Everyone knows the story of d Dr. Faustus. But like Marlowe was an atheist and a homosexual so that makes it even cooler when Faustus sells his soul to the devil. Like I bet Marlowe was just sitting back and laughing at everyone who took his play seriously.
I always struggle to rate and review such classics and plays, but I really enjoyed this one. The story of Doctor Faustus who sold his soul to the devil in return for limitless knowledge. It’s greatly told and written and quite absorbing with the language. I’m aiming to read more of Christopher Marlowe’ work and this was a great one to start with.
challenging
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Definitivamente un libro fluido, enriquecedor. Atrapa desde la primera línea. El primer Fausto que leo, sumamente precioso, digno del Renacimiento, sin dejar atrás el oscurantismo —lo cual se nota en sus letras, dichos, analogías y personajes descritos.
En fin. Marlowe es grande.
En fin. Marlowe es grande.
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes