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Doctor Faustus vs. Mephistopheles, or The Unfair Bargain
In the classic Marlowe play, Dr. Faustus makes a bargain with Mephistopheles: for twenty-four years of unlimited power he trades his soul. Unfortunately, Faustus learns too late that he got the raw end of the deal, but he turns his back on any chance of redemption.
2 commentsDoctor Faustus: Summary, Act I, scene ii, Wagner, Good Angel and Evil Spirit
Act I, scene ii, lines 61 through 94: Summary of Wagner, Good Angel and Evil Spirit: Wagner enters upon the stage before Faustus begins to speak. Faustus to Wagner asks,...
0 commentsDoctor Faustus: Summary, Introduction
Introduction: Faustian Bargains: Dr. Johann Faustus, a magician and astrologer, was born in Wurttemberg, Germany. The real Dr. Faustus birth date is unknown. However, his death date is around 1538. Dr....
0 commentsThomas Kyd & Christopher Marlowe (Life's summary)
Thomas Kyd Very little is known about Kyd's existence. Born in 1558, son of a London scrivener, he was educated at the Merchant Taylor's School of London. He seemed to have been a close friend to Marlowe and shared his subversive views. In 1583...
2 commentsDoctor Faustus: Summary, Prologue
Prologue: The Chorus enters, and it consists of a single actor, perhaps Wagner, servant-student for Faust. “Our muse,” poet, “intends to vaunt,” proudly display, “his heavenly verse” (6), “Not...
0 commentsChristopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe, English dramatist, so-called "father of English tragedy", the "inventor" of dramatic blank verse, possibly died in a tavern fight, possibly was a spy... and possibly wrote the works of William Shakespeare too!
3 commentsThe Rise of Individualism in Dr. Faustus
Throughout the Renaissance, due to the greater availability and expansion of knowledge, new emphasis was added to the role of the individual while less emphasis was placed upon the...
7 commentsOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Book Review
I'd read Of Mice and Men long before and remembered it to be brilliant -not because others say it is so, but from the visceral resonance I experienced -and the fine memories of admiration for the prose encountered between its covers. Of Mice and Men...
2 commentsFamous First Lines: Dr. Faustus
What would Christopher Marlowe have gone on to write, had he not been killed (at the age of 29) in Deptford in 1593? His work up until that point was gloriously and extravagantly experimental, unpolished in...
7 commentsEnglish Authors & Themes of Love, Kingship & Honor
In studying language and its history, I found British Literature so fascinating and sometimes challenging to decipher. Chaucer, Shakespeare and Defoe are a few of my favorites. This hub touches on the themes of love, kingship and honor through the English authors.
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