Goethe's Faust Lesson Plan

For this section, students should read Chapters Twelve through Fifteen of the First Part of Goethe's Faust.

Common Core Objectives

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Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Chapter XII - (Martha's) Garden (I: Promenading Couples)

In the Twelfth Chapter, MEPHISTOPHELES and FAUST pair up for a stroll in a garden with MARTHA and MARGARETE, respectively. MARGARETE cannot understand what FAUST sees in her, but he assures her...