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potterpav's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
seeing the insanity that is the content warnings for a play that's only 64 pages is quite impressive, in a weird way. i thought this was better than goethe's faust part 1, which will probably get me assassinated at some point but gretchen's part in the original text made the entire thing so uncomfortable. i know you're not supposed to put modern values on an old text, but c'mon. he was like 50 and she was barely 14. mephistopheles stole the show as always, no one loves that devil like my seminar group. it was funny and strange and wonderfully written. i am surprised so many people don't like this text! i read the A text, which maybe lends some different perspectives, but the fact faust talks to himself entirely in the third person is genius, idk. faust and mephistopheles kissing compilation 10 minutes on youtube? well, i mean selling your soul to the devil can only end in one way.
friendofmarlowe's review
5.0
9/26/21:
"i'll burn my books. ah, mephistopheles!"
yes. i bumped this bad boy up a star. and i refuse to justify that. mephistopheles my beloved. dr faustus my poor little meow meow
update: yeah so i read the b-text version (as opposed to the a-text) in like two hours i promise i'm okay though for real
previous readings:
4/10/21: reread
i just think it’s neat
"i'll burn my books. ah, mephistopheles!"
yes. i bumped this bad boy up a star. and i refuse to justify that. mephistopheles my beloved. dr faustus my poor little meow meow
update: yeah so i read the b-text version (as opposed to the a-text) in like two hours i promise i'm okay though for real
previous readings:
4/10/21: reread
i just think it’s neat
phoebejazmine's review
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
jackdziatkowiec's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Regret, and the consequences of our actions, and hell. It's really good. I see similarities to Shakespeare, in some of the writing.
adela_ct's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
beccabees's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25