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dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I did not expect to enjoy this as a much as I did. Sometimes I just love a drama and some weird Christian-religious-type stuff. I’m reading this to have some understanding of Faust before reading Goethe’s Faust which I am reading to prep for reading Nietzsche.
I love the diction, it’s a blast. I can also see why people spend so much time talking about this specific play, there’s a lot to get into; from the stuff with Marlowe’s personal religious beliefs not matching up with the tone of the play to the different version of the play, I find it so much fun even if I don’t think I’ll get too much into that stuff.
I love the diction, it’s a blast. I can also see why people spend so much time talking about this specific play, there’s a lot to get into; from the stuff with Marlowe’s personal religious beliefs not matching up with the tone of the play to the different version of the play, I find it so much fun even if I don’t think I’ll get too much into that stuff.
i too would sell my soul for knowledge. tho maybe that is just college
Perhaps I am a simpleton, but I didn't understand the point of this book. Man makes pact with devil, man has his wished fulfilled, man has to fulfill his part of the bargain with the devil... I really fail to see any moral lessons that the author might have hidden there.
challenging
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
Quite funny. A bit difficult to take the "morality play" aspects seriously if you're not a Christian, and even if you do, Faustus is quite an idiot. He had all the information at the beginning of the play, went in with eyes open, and then regretted it at the end. We're supposed to pity him but I just kind of can't. Probably this either shows the endless mercy of God for giving him chances until the end or the Calvinist "he was always doomed" message, idk I'm not a Christian scholar.
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
read it for a class, like reading shakespeare which i don’t particularly enjoy
Don't let the old-timey language put you off this book when you see it for the first time. I put it away and didn't pick it up for weeks when that happened to me. Eventually, I came back to it because I had listed it for a reading challenge. To my surprise, it proved to be a quick, entertaining read once I got started. It was funny and endearing in parts. Imagine signing a contract with the Devil who really wants your soul and then regretting your decision. That's what happened to our protagonist, Dr. Faustus. At times, when he'd hit rock bottom, he'd clutch any straw -- no matter how flimsy -- to get out of the doldrums. At other times, he put all the unearthly knowledge and power available to him to silly but entertaining uses. So, it won't be a stretch to say he does what most of us would have done if handed absolute power by the Prince of Darkness!