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Doctor Faustus (Marlowe) Study Guide

by Christopher Marlowe

Dr. Faustus study guide contains a biography of Christopher Marlowe, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Doctor Faustus, a talented German scholar at Wittenburg, rails against the limits of human knowledge. He has learned everything he can learn, or so he thinks, from the conventional academic disciplines. All of these things have left him unsatisfied, so now he turns to magic. A Good Angle and an Evil Angel arrive, representing Faustus' choice between Christian conscience and the path to damnation. The former advises him to leave off this pursuit of magic, and the latter tempts him. From two fellow scholars, Valdes and Cornelius, Faustus learns the fundamentals of the black arts. He thrills at the power he will have, and the great feats he'll perform. He summons the devil Mephostophilis. They flesh out the terms of their agreement, with…

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• About Doctor Faustus (Marlowe)
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• Summary and Analysis of Act I, Chapters 1-2
• Summary and Analysis of Act I, Chapters 3-5
• Summary and Analysis of Act II
• Summary and Analysis of Act III, Scenes 1-10
• Summary and Analysis of Act IV, Scenes 1-4
• Summary and Analysis of Act IV, Scenes 5-7
• Summary and Analysis of Act V, Scene 1
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